The ratio of monocytes to lymphocytes in peripheral blood correlates with increased susceptibility to clinical malaria in Kenyan children.

The ratio of monocytes to lymphocytes in peripheral blood correlates with increased susceptibility to clinical malaria in Kenyan children.

Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains a major cause of illness and death in sub-Saharan Africa. Young children bear the brunt of the disease and though older children and adults suffer relatively fewer clinical attacks, they remain susceptible to asymptomatic P. falciparum infection. A better unders...

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Main Authors: George M Warimwe, Linda M Murungi, Gathoni Kamuyu, George M Nyangweso, Juliana Wambua, Vivek Naranbhai, Helen A Fletcher, Adrian V S Hill, Philip Bejon, Faith H A Osier, Kevin Marsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3577721?pdf=render

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