Factors contributing to the development of cerebral malaria. II. Endotoxin.
Limulus amoebocyte lysate test (LALT) was used to detect endotoxin-like substances in the plasma of 15 patients with cerebral malaria, 28 patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria and 30 healthy controls. On admission, 67% of cerebral malaria patients were positive, whereas only 21.4% of uncomp...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1985
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