Parasite multiplication potential and the severity of falciparum malaria

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1206-1209

  Chotivanich, Kesinee ^a   Udomsangpetch, Rachanee ^a   Simpson, Julie A ^a,b   Newton, Paul ^a,b   Pukrittayakamee, Sasithon ^a   Looareesuwan, Sornchai ^a   White, Nicholas J ^a,b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL INVASION; ERYTHROCYTE; INFESTATION; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAILAND;

ANIMALS; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0034074265     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315353     Document Type: Article

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