Antibody to P. falciparum in pregnancy varies with intermittent preventive treatment regime and bed net use.

Antibodies towards placental-binding P. falciparum are thought to protect against pregnancy malaria; however, environmental factors may affect antibody development.Using plasma from pregnant Malawian women, we measured IgG against placental-binding P. falciparum parasites by flow cytometry, and rela...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth H Aitken, Bernard Mbewe, Mari Luntamo, Teija Kulmala, James G Beeson, Per Ashorn, Stephen J Rogerson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3267709?pdf=render