Endothelium-Based Biomarkers Are Associated with Cerebral Malaria in Malawian Children: A Retrospective Case-Control Study

Background Differentiating cerebral malaria (CM) from other causes of serious illness in African children is problematic, owing to the non-specific nature of the clinical presentation and the high prevalence of incidental parasitaemia. CM is associated with endothelial activation. In this study we t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PLoS ONE 2010, Vol.5 (12), p.e15291
Hauptverfasser:	Conroy, Andrea L, Phiri, Happy, Hawkes, Michael, Glover, Simon, Mallewa, Mac, Seydel, Karl B, Taylor, Terrie E, Molyneux, Malcolm E, Kain, Kevin C
Format:	Report
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis Biological markers Biological response modifiers Endothelium Interferon Malaria Pediatric diseases Vascular endothelial growth factor Von Willebrand factor
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