Is malarial placental infection related to peripheral infection at any time of pregnancy?

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1112-1118

  Cottrell, Gilles ^a   Mary, Jean Yves ^b   Barro, Drissa ^c   Cot, Michel ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Parasitologie ^*  (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Souro Sanou de Bobo Dioulasso   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; BURKINA FASO; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITEMIA; PLACENTA DISORDER; PLACENTITIS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 29844432434     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.1112     Document Type: Article

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