Elevated plasma interleukin-8 as a risk factor for mortality in children presenting with cerebral malaria

• Main Authors: Jade Royo (Author), Bertin Vianou (Author), Manfred Accrombessi (Author), Elisée Kinkpé (Author), Linda Ayédadjou (Author), Ida Dossou-Dagba (Author), Yélé Ladipo (Author), Maroufou Jules Alao (Author), Gwladys I. Bertin (Author), Michel Cot (Author), Farid Boumédiène (Author), Sandrine Houzé (Author), Jean François Faucher (Author), Agnès Aubouy (Author), NeuroCM Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cerebral malaria (CM) is a neuropathology which remains one of the deadliest forms of malaria among African children. The kinetics of the pathophysiological mechanisms leading to neuroinflammation and the death or survival of patients during CM are still poorly understood. The in...