The impact of HIV-1 on the malaria parasite biomass in adults in sub-Saharan Africa contributes to the emergence of antimalarial drug resistance
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- 22 July 2008
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Malaria Journal
- Vol. 7 (1) , 134
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-7-134
Abstract
HIV-related immune-suppression increases the risk of malaria (infection, disease and treatment failure) and probably the circulating parasite biomass, favoring the emergence of drug resistance parasites.Keywords
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