HIV Malaria Co-Infection Is Associated with Atypical Memory B Cell Expansion and a Reduced Antibody Response to a Broad Array of Plasmodium falciparum Antigens in Rwandan Adults

HIV infected individuals in malaria endemic areas experience more frequent and severe malaria episodes compared to non HIV infected. This clinical observation has been linked to a deficiency in antibody responses to Plasmodium falciparum antigens; however, prior studies have only focused on the anti...

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2015-04, Vol.10 (4), p.e0124412-e0124412
Hauptverfasser: Subramaniam, Krishanthi S, Skinner, Jeff, Ivan, Emil, Mutimura, Eugene, Kim, Ryung S, Feintuch, Catherine M, Portugal, Silvia, Anastos, Kathryn, Crompton, Peter D, Daily, Johanna P
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Zusammenfassung:HIV infected individuals in malaria endemic areas experience more frequent and severe malaria episodes compared to non HIV infected. This clinical observation has been linked to a deficiency in antibody responses to Plasmodium falciparum antigens; however, prior studies have only focused on the antibody response to
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0124412