Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage in asymptomatic children in western Kenya

Malaria Journal

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Bousema, J Teun ^a   Gouagna, Louis C ^b   Drakeley, Chris J ^c,d   Meutstege, Annemiek M ^a   Okech, Bernard A ^e   Akim, Ikupa N J ^c   Beier, John C ^f   Githure, John I ^b   Sauerwein, Robert W ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^c IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^d Joint Malaria Programme   (Tanzania)

^e KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; FANSIDAR;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DISEASE DURATION; GAMETOCYTE; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; PARASITE; PARASITEMIA; PEDIATRICS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; SCREENING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; KENYA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MASS SCREENING; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREVALENCE; PYRIMETHAMINE; RISK FACTORS; SULFADOXINE;

EID: 4844229494     PISSN: 14752875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-3-18     Document Type: Article

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