Cerebral malaria is frequently associated with latent parasitemia among the semi-immune population of eastern Sudan

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 7, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 1196-1203

  Giha, Hayder A ^a   A Elbasit, Ishraga E ^a   A Elgadir, Thoraya M E ^a   Adam, Ishag ^b   Berzins, Klavs ^c   ElGhazali, Gehad ^a,d   Elbashir, Mustafa I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b New Halfa Hospital   (Sudan)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cerebral malaria; PCR; Plasmodium falciparum; Sub patent

Indexed keywords

QUININE;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; COMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA, CEREBRAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SUDAN;

CINCHONA PUBESCENS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 26944457687     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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