Serum angiopoietin-1 and -2 levels discriminate cerebral malaria from uncomplicated malaria and predict clinical outcome in African children.

<h4>Background</h4>Limited tools exist to identify which individuals infected with Plasmodium falciparum are at risk of developing serious complications such as cerebral malaria (CM). The objective of this study was to assess serum biomarkers that differentiate between CM and non-CM, wit...

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Main Authors: Fiona E Lovegrove, Noppadon Tangpukdee, Robert O Opoka, Erin I Lafferty, Nimerta Rajwans, Michael Hawkes, Srivicha Krudsood, Sornchai Looareesuwan, Chandy C John, W Conrad Liles, Kevin C Kain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19300530/?tool=EBI