Ascaris lumbricoides infection is associated with protection from cerebral malaria

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 107-113

  Nacher, Mathieu ^a   Gay, Frédérick ^a   Singhasivanon, Pratap ^b   Krudsood, Srivicha ^b   Treeprasertsuk, Sombat ^b   Mazier, Dominique ^a   Vouldoukis, Ioannis ^a   Looareesuwan, Sornchai ^b  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Ascaris; CD23; Cytoadherence; IgE; Malaria tolerance; Nitric oxide; Severe malaria; Splenic function; Th1 Th2

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BRAIN MALARIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NOTE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALARIA, CEREBRAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PULMONARY EDEMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

ASCARIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NEMATODA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA; VERMES;

EID: 0034058840     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.2000.00284.x     Document Type: Note

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