On the pathogenesis of Plasmodium vivax malaria: Perspectives from the Brazilian field

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1099-1105

  Costa, Fabio T M ^a   Lopes, Stefanie C P ^a   Albrecht, Letusa ^a   Ataíde, Ricardo ^b   Siqueira, André M ^c,d   Souza, Rodrigo M ^b,e   Russell, Bruce ^f   Renia, Laurent ^f   Marinho, Claudio R F ^b   Lacerda, Marcus V G ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FUNDAÇÃO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DR HEITOR VIEIRA DOURADO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ACRE   (Brazil)

^f AGENCY FOR SCIENCE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Amazon; Brazil; Clinical complications; Cytoadhesion; Malaria; Pathogenesis; Plasmodium vivax; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; PRIMAQUINE;

DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MALARIA; PARASITE; PATHOGENICITY; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CELL ADHESION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EX VIVO STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; TROPICAL MEDICINE;

BRAZIL; CELL ADHESION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, VIVAX; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; TROPICAL MEDICINE;

BRAZIL;

PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 84869888762     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2012.08.007     Document Type: Article

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