Open AccessLow Antibody Levels to Pregnancy-specific Malaria Antigens and Heightened Cytokine Responses Associated With Severe Malaria in Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Upeksha Chandrasiri,
Louise M. Randall,
Alfarazdeg A. Saad,
Ahmed Muhammad Bashir,
Stephen J. Rogerson,
Ishag Adam
Publication year - 2013
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 - 10.1093/infdis/jit646
Subject(s) - malaria , pregnancy , immunology , medicine , antibody , antigen , cytokine , obstetrics , biology , genetics
Pregnant women living in unstable malaria transmission settings may develop severe malaria (SM). The pathogenesis of SM in pregnancy is poorly understood.
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