Human immunodeficiency virus co-infection increases placental parasite density and transplacental malaria transmission in western Kenya

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-125

  Perrault, Steven D ^b   Hajek, Jan ^c   Zhong, Kathleen ^d   Owino, Simon O ^e   Sichangi, Moses ^f   Smith, Geoffrey ^e   Ya, Ping Shi ^g   Moore, Julie M ^e   Kain, Kevin C ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NORTH YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d TMDT   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^f KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^g CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; MIXED INFECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREVALENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 58149471075     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.119     Document Type: Article

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