Reduced Parasite Burden in Children with Falciparum Malaria and Bacteremia Coinfections: Role of Mediators of Inflammation

• Main Authors: Gregory C. Davenport (Author), James B. Hittner (Author), Vincent Otieno (Author), Zachary Karim (Author), Harshini Mukundan (Author), Paul W. Fenimore (Author), Nicolas W. Hengartner (Author), Benjamin H. McMahon (Author), Prakasha Kempaiah (Author), John M. Ong'echa (Author), Douglas J. Perkins (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Bacteremia and malaria coinfection is a common and life-threatening condition in children residing in sub-Saharan Africa. We previously showed that coinfection with Gram negative (G[−]) enteric Bacilli and Plasmodium falciparum (Pf[+]) was associated with reduced high-density parasitemia (HDP, >1...