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Malaria
Retrospective of re-infection of humans with Plasmodium published
September 5th, 2004
Scientists have published a retrospective examination of re-infection of humans with Plasmodium vivax in a recent issue of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. According to a study from the United States, "A retrospective examination was made of archival data collected between 1940 and 1963 to determine the impact of re-infection of patients with Plasmodium vivax with homologous and heterologous strains of the parasite. Following re-infection of 14 patients with a homologous strain, the geometric mean maximum parasite count was reduced from 9,101/microliter during the primary infection to 998/microliter and the geometric mean daily...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2004-09-05)
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