Implication of asymptomatic and clinical Plasmodium falciparum infections on biomarkers of iron status among school-aged children in Malawi

Abstract Background Iron status is considered as a continuum from an iron deficiency with anaemia, without anaemia, varying amounts of stored iron to iron overload. The burden of Plasmodium falciparum infections is typically high among school-aged children (SAC). Nonetheless, SAC are often less like...

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Main Authors: Peter A. M. Ntenda, Angeziwa C. Chirambo, Owen Nkoka, Walaa M. El-Meidany, Jessy Goupeyou-Youmsi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04297-1