Clinical consequences of submicroscopic malaria parasitaemia in Uganda

Clinical consequences of submicroscopic malaria parasitaemia in Uganda

Abstract Background Submicroscopic malaria parasitaemia is common in both high- and low-endemicity settings, but its clinical consequences are unclear. Methods A cohort of 364 children (0.5–10 years of age) and 106 adults was followed from 2011 to 2016 in Tororo District, Uganda using passive survei...

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Main Authors: Shereen Katrak, Patience Nayebare, John Rek, Emmanuel Arinaitwe, Joaniter I. Nankabirwa, Moses Kamya, Grant Dorsey, Philip J. Rosenthal, Bryan Greenhouse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Submicroscopic infection
LAMP
Molecular epidemiology
Clinical tropical medicine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2221-9

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