Relation between falciparum malaria and bacteraemia in Kenyan children: a population-based, case-control study and a longitudinal study.
BACKGROUND: Many investigators have suggested that malaria infection predisposes individuals to bacteraemia. We tested this hypothesis with mendelian randomisation studies of children with the malaria-protective phenotype of sickle-cell trait (HbAS). METHODS: This study was done in a defined area a...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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