Title |
Decreased prevalence of sepsis but not mild or severe P. falciparum malaria is associated with pre-existing filarial infection
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Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, July 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1756-3305-6-203 |
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Authors |
Madhumita Panda, Prakash K Sahoo, Alok Das Mohapatra, Soumya kanti Dutta, Pravat K Thatoi, Rina Tripathy, Bidyut K Das, Ashok K Satpathy, Balachandran Ravindran |
Abstract |
Enhanced inflammatory host responses have been attributed as the cellular basis for development of severe malaria as well as sepsis. In contrast to this, filarial infections have been consistently reported to be associated with an immunological hypo-responsive phenotype. This suggests that successful control of filariasis by employing mass drug administration, could potentially contribute to an increase in incidence of sepsis and cerebral malaria in human communities. A case control study was undertaken to address this critical and urgent issue. |
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Computer Science | 1 | 2% |
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