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Co-infection of human parvovirus B19 with Plasmodium falciparum contributes to malaria disease severity in Gabonese patients.
BMC infectious diseases - 15 Aug 2013
Toan Nguyen L, Sy Bui T, Song Le H, Luong Hoang V, Binh Nguyen T, Binh Vu Q, Kandolf Reinhard, Velavan Thirumalaisamy P, Kremsner Peter G, Bock C-Thomas
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BACKGROUND: High seroprevalence of parvovirus B19 (B19V) coinfection with Plasmodium falciparum has been previously reported. However, the impact of B19V-infection on the clinical course of malaria is still elusive. In this study, we investigated the prevalence and clinical significance of B19V co-infection in Gabonese children with malaria. METHODS: B19V prevalence was analyzed in serum samples of 197 Gabonese...
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