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Plasmodium falciparum infection patterns since birth and risk of severe malaria: a nested case-control study in children on the coast of Kenya

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Children in malaria endemic areas acquire immunity to severe malaria faster than to mild malaria. Only a minority of children suffers from severe malaria and it is not known what determines this. The aim of this study was to establish how P. falciparum infections during the first years of life affect the risk of severe malaria. A matched case-control study was nested within a large birth cohort set up to study the immunoepidemiology of pneumococci on the Kenyan coast. Infection patterns in th...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1371/journal.pone.0056032

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Public Library of Science Publisher's website
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PLoS ONE Journal website
Volume:
8
Issue:
2
Pages:
ARTN e56032
Publication date:
2013-02-13
Acceptance date:
2013-01-04
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EISSN:
1932-6203
ISSN:
1932-6203
Language:
English
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pubs:388184
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388184
Deposit date:
2013-11-17

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