Open AccessPerformance of Antigen Concentration Thresholds for Attributing Fever to Malaria among Outpatients in Angola
Author(s) -
Mateusz M. Pluciński,
Eric Rogier,
Pedro Rafael Dimbu,
Filomeno Fortes,
Eric S. Halsey,
Michael Aidoo,
Thomas Smith
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01901-18
Subject(s) - malaria , parasite hosting , antigen , virology , immunology , biology , medicine , world wide web , computer science
The density of malaria parasites is a key determinant of whether an infected individual develops fever. While the pyrogenic threshold for malaria parasite density has been well studied, there are no analogous data on the antigen levels associated with fever during infection.
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