Prospective comparative multi-centre study on imported Plasmodium ovale wallikeri and Plasmodium ovale curtisi infections

Prospective comparative multi-centre study on imported Plasmodium ovale wallikeri and Plasmodium ovale curtisi infections

Abstract Background Few previous retrospective studies suggest that Plasmodium ovale wallikeri seems to have a longer latency period and produces deeper thrombocytopaenia than Plasmodium ovale curtisi. Prospective studies were warranted to better assess interspecies differences. Methods Patients wit...

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Main Authors: Gerardo Rojo-Marcos, José Miguel Rubio-Muñoz, Andrea Angheben, Stephane Jaureguiberry, Silvia García-Bujalance, Lina Rachele Tomasoni, Natalia Rodríguez-Valero, José Manuel Ruiz-Giardín, Joaquín Salas-Coronas, Juan Cuadros-González, Magdalena García-Rodríguez, Israel Molina-Romero, Rogelio López-Vélez, Federico Gobbi, María Calderón-Moreno, Esteban Martin-Echevarría, Matilde Elía-López, José Llovo-Taboada, TropNet Plasmodium ovale investigator group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Plasmodium ovale curtisi
Plasmodium ovale wallikeri
Comparative study
Thrombocytopenia
INR
Antimalarials
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2544-6

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