Article
Merozoite surface antigen 1 and 2 genotypes and rosetting of Plasmodium falciparum in severe and mild malaria in Lambaréné, Gabon.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 Jan 2000
Kun J F, Schmidt-Ott R J, Lehman L G, Lell B, Luckner D, Greve B, Matousek P, Kremsner P G
Abstract excerpt
We present a case-control study to investigate the distribution of Plasmodium falciparum genotypes in patients with severe and mild malaria. We compared clinical and parasitological data with the parasites' genotype and rosetting. The study group consisted of 100 children suffering severe malaria...
Topics
- Animals
- Antigens, Protozoan
- Antigens, Surface
- Case-Control Studies
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Malaria, Falciparum
- Male
- Plasmodium falciparum
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Rosette Formation