Plasmodium falciparum Gametocyte Carriage Is Associated with Subsequent Plasmodium vivax Relapse after Treatment

Jessica T. Lin; Delia Bethell; Stuart D. Tyner; Chanthap Lon; Naman K. Shah; David L. Saunders; Sabaithip Sriwichai; Phisit Khemawoot; Worachet Kuntawunggin; Bryan L. Smith; Harald Noedl; Kurt Schaecher; Duong Socheat; Youry Se; Steven R. Meshnick; Mark M. Fukuda

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0018716

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Plasmodium falciparum Gametocyte Carriage Is Associated with Subsequent Plasmodium vivax Relapse after Treatment

Jessica T. Lin ,

* E-mail: jesstlin@gmail.com

Affiliations Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Delia Bethell,

Affiliation Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand
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Stuart D. Tyner,

Affiliation Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand
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Chanthap Lon,

Affiliation Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand
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Naman K. Shah,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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David L. Saunders,

Affiliation Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand
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Sabaithip Sriwichai,

Affiliation Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand
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Phisit Khemawoot,

Affiliation Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand
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Worachet Kuntawunggin,

Affiliation Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand
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Bryan L. Smith,

Affiliation Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand
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Harald Noedl,

Affiliation Department of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Kurt Schaecher,

Affiliation Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand
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Duong Socheat,

Affiliation National Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Youry Se,

Affiliation Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand
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Steven R. Meshnick,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Mark M. Fukuda

Affiliations Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand, Division of Global Emerging Infectious Disease Operations, Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
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Plasmodium falciparum Gametocyte Carriage Is Associated with Subsequent Plasmodium vivax Relapse after Treatment

Jessica T. Lin,
Delia Bethell,
Stuart D. Tyner,
Chanthap Lon,
Naman K. Shah,
David L. Saunders,
Sabaithip Sriwichai,
Phisit Khemawoot,
Worachet Kuntawunggin,
Bryan L. Smith

Published: April 20, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018716

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