Persistence of plasmodium falciparum parasites in infected pregnant mozambican women after delivery

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 298-304

  Serra Casas, Elisa ^a,b   Menéndez, Clara ^a,b   Dobaño, Carlota ^a,b   Bardají, Azucena ^a,b   Quintó, Llorençc ^a   Ordi, Jaume ^a,c   Sigauque, Betuel ^b,d   Cisteró, Pau ^a   Mandomando, Inacio ^b,d   Alonso, Pedro L ^a,b   Mayor, Alfredo ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^b Ministérioda Saúde   (Mozambique)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SAÚDE   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL INFECTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGING; ANTIMALARIALS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MOZAMBIQUE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PYRIMETHAMINE; RISK FACTORS; SULFADOXINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78650853316     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00814-10     Document Type: Article

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