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