A case of Plasmodium malariae recurrence: recrudescence or reinfection?
Abstract Background Plasmodium malariae is the most neglected of the six human malaria species and it is still unknown which is the mechanism underlying the long latency of this Plasmodium. Case presentation A case of PCR-confirmed P. malariae recurrence in a 52-year old Italian man was observed 5 m...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Malaria Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2806-y |