Plasmodium falciparum malaria and invasive bacterial co-infection in young African children: the dys...
Plasmodium falciparum malaria and invasive bacterial co-infection in young African children: the dysfunctional spleen hypothesis
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Children with recent or acute malaria episodes are at increased risk of invasive bacterial infections (IBI). However, the exact nature of the malaria-IBI association is still unclear. Young children have an age-related spleen immunologic immaturity, mainly due to the still ongoing development of the marginal zone (MZ) B cell subset. By mounting a r...
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Plasmodium falciparum malaria and invasive bacterial co-infection in young African children: the dysfunctional spleen hypothesis
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4161853
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4161853
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1475-2875
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1475-2875
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10.1186/1475-2875-13-335
