The prognostic value of schizontaemia in imported <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it> malaria

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it> infection, peripheral parasite counts do not always correlate well with the sequestered parasite burden. As erythrocytes parasitized with mature trophozoites and schizonts have a high ten...

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Main Authors: van Wolfswinkel Marlies E, de Mendonça Melo Mariana, Vliegenthart-Jongbloed Klaske, Koelewijn Rob, van Hellemond Jaap J, van Genderen Perry J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/11/1/301