Increased Levels of Inflammatory Mediators in Children with SeverePlasmodium falciparumMalaria with Respiratory Distress | Zendy

Gordon A. Awandare | Zendy; Bamenla Q. Goka | Zendy; Philippe Boeuf | Zendy; John Tetteh | Zendy; Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals | Zendy; Charlotte Behr | Zendy; Bartholomew D. Akanmori | Zendy

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Increased Levels of Inflammatory Mediators in Children with SeverePlasmodium falciparumMalaria with Respiratory Distress

Author(s) -

Gordon A. Awandare,

Bamenla Q. Goka,

Philippe Boeuf,

John Tetteh,

Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals,

Charlotte Behr,

Bartholomew D. Akanmori

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/508547

Subject(s) - neopterin , immunology , cerebral malaria , proinflammatory cytokine , malaria , macrophage inflammatory protein , parasitemia , plasmodium falciparum , tumor necrosis factor alpha , pathogenesis , medicine , respiratory distress , inflammation , chemokine , anesthesia

Respiratory distress (RD), a symptom of underlying metabolic acidosis, has been identified as a major risk factor for mortality in children with severe malaria in Africa, yet the molecular mediators involved in the pathogenesis of RD have not been identified.

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