Short report: Thrombocytopenia in falciparum malaria is associated with high concentrations of IL-10

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 434-436

  Casals Pascual, Climent ^a   Kai, Oscar ^b   Newton, Charles R J C ^b   Peshu, Norbert ^b   Roberts, David J ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Geographic Medicine Research Coast   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BLOOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERLEUKIN-10; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 33750590155     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.75.434     Document Type: Article

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