Hepcidin regulation in Kenyan children with severe malaria and non-typhoidal Salmonella bacteremia
Malaria and invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) are life-threatening infections that often co-exist in African children. The iron-regulatory hormone hepcidin is highly upregulated during malaria and controls the availability of iron, a critical nutrient for bacterial growth. We investigated the...
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Format: | Journal article |
Sprache: | English |
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Ferrata Storti Foundation
2021
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