The ratio of monocytes to lymphocytes in peripheral blood correlates with increased susceptibility to clinical malaria in Kenyan children.

<h4>Background</h4>Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains a major cause of illness and death in sub-Saharan Africa. Young children bear the brunt of the disease and though older children and adults suffer relatively fewer clinical attacks, they remain susceptible to asymptomatic P. falcip...

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Main Authors: George M Warimwe, Linda M Murungi, Gathoni Kamuyu, George M Nyangweso, Juliana Wambua, Vivek Naranbhai, Helen A Fletcher, Adrian V S Hill, Philip Bejon, Faith H A Osier, Kevin Marsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0057320&type=printable
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