Plasmodium falciparum: Sickle-cell trait is associated with higher prevalence of multiple infections in gabonese children with asymptomatic infections

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-46

  Ntoumi, Francine ^a   Mercereau Puijalon, Odile ^b   Ossari, Simon ^a   Luty, Adrian ^a,c   Reltien, Jérôme ^a   Georges, Alain ^a   Millet, Pascal ^a  

^a International Centre for Medical Research   (Gabon)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

AS AA, hemoglobin AS AA; Central Africa; DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid; Genetic diversity; MSA 1, merozoite surface antigen 1; MSA 2, merozoite surface antigen 2; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; GABON; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SUPERINFECTION;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0031238808     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1997.4173     Document Type: Article

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