Microscopic detection of hemozoin in peripheral leukocytes fails to indicate plasmodial placental infection in pregnant women

Introduction: Malaria in pregnancy very often includes gestational (parasites in maternal peripheral blood) and placental (parasites in placental blood) infection, but the later condition can only be detected after delivery. High frequency of placental plasmodial infection has been confirmed in man...

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Main Authors: Carolina Lopez, Yurley Alvarez, Eliana Arango, Jaime Carmona-Fonseca, Amanda Maestre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/9182
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