Potential impact of host immunity on malaria treatment outcome in Tanzanian children infected with Plasmodium falciparum

• Published in: Malaria Journal
• Main Authors: Theander Thor G, Staalsoe Trine, Jensen Anja TR, Vestergaard Lasse S, Theisen Michael, Nkya Watoky MMM, Enevold Anders, Bygbjerg Ib C, Alifrangis Michael
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2007
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Sickle
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-6-153; https://doaj.org/article/30d5119415bb482e9532cda20ab81a06

Abstract Background In malaria endemic areas children may recover from malaria after chemotherapy in spite of harbouring genotypically drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum . This phenomenon suggests that there is a synergy between drug treatment and acquired immunity. This hypothesis was examined in...