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Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Protein-1 Polymorphisms among Asymptomatic Sickle Cell Anemia Patients in Nigeria.
Acta medica Iranica - 1 Jan 2016
Bamidele Abiodun Iwalokun, Oluwadun Afolabi, Olugbenga Ayoola Aina, Senapon Olusola Iwalokun
Abstract excerpt
Asymptomatic malaria (ASM) has been implicated in the development of hemolytic crisis in infected sickle cell anemia (SCA) patients worldwide. This study surveyed steady state SCA Nigerian patients for ASM to investigate the influence of malaria prevention behaviors and age on parasitaemia and multiplicity of infection (MOI). A total of 78 steady SCA patients aged 5 - 27 years on routine care at three health...
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