Asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia in sickle-cell disease patients: how effective is chemoprophylaxis ?
Background & objectives: Sickle-cell trait confers protection against malaria while homozygotesickle-cell disease (SCD) patients are at greater risk of malaria infection, hence the use of malariachemoprophylaxis in SCD patients. The use of malaria chemoprophylaxis and asymptomaticparasitaemia we...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2007-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Vector Borne Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mrcindia.org/journal/issues/441052.pdf |