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A case of Plasmodium malariae recurrence: recrudescence or reinfection?
14 May 2019
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BACKGROUND: Plasmodium malariae is the most neglected of the six human malaria species and it is still unknown which is the mechanism underlying the long latency of this Plasmodium. CASE PRESENTATION: A case of PCR-confirmed P. malariae recurrence in a 52-year old Italian man was observed 5 months after a primary attack. In the interval between the two observed episodes of malaria the patient denied any further...
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