Short report: Thrombocytopenia in falciparum malaria is associated with high concentrations of IL-10
Over the last decade, a number of observations have suggested that platelets may play a role in the pathophysiology of severe malaria. However, somewhat paradoxically, thrombocytopenia is not associated clearly with outcome. We studied the relationship between thrombocytopenia and cytokines in Kenya...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2006
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