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Understanding the relationship between Plasmodium falciparum growth rate and multiplicity of infection.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2015
Pinkevych Mykola, Petravic Janka, Bereczky Sandor, Rooth Ingegerd, Färnert Anna, Davenport Miles P
Abstract excerpt
Natural infections with Plasmodium falciparum are often composed of multiple concurrent genetically distinct parasite clones. Such multiclonal infections are more common in areas of high transmission, and the frequency of multiclonal infection also varies with age. A number of studies have suggested that multiclonal infection predicts the risk of subsequent clinical malaria. The multiplicity of infection is...
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