Multiplicity of Infection and Disease Severity in Plasmodium vivax.

Multiplicity of infection (MOI) refers to the average number of distinct parasite genotypes concurrently infecting a patient. Although several studies have reported on MOI and the frequency of multiclonal infections in Plasmodium falciparum, there is limited data on Plasmodium vivax. Here, MOI and t...

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Main Authors: M Andreína Pacheco, Mary Lopez-Perez, Andrés F Vallejo, Sócrates Herrera, Myriam Arévalo-Herrera, Ananias A Escalante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4709143?pdf=render