Plasma Plasmodium falciparum Histidine-Rich Protein-2 Concentrations Are Associated with Malaria Severity and Mortality in Tanzanian Children

Matthew P. Rubach; Jackson Mukemba; Salvatore Florence; Bernard John; Benjamin Crookston; Bert K. Lopansri; Tsin W. Yeo; Kim A. Piera; Stephen C. Alder; J. Brice Weinberg; Nicholas M. Anstey; Donald L. Granger; Esther D. Mwaikambo

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035985

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Plasma Plasmodium falciparum Histidine-Rich Protein-2 Concentrations Are Associated with Malaria Severity and Mortality in Tanzanian Children

Matthew P. Rubach,

Current address: Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Affiliation University of Utah School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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Jackson Mukemba,

Affiliation Hubert Kairuki Memorial University, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
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Salvatore Florence,

Affiliation Hubert Kairuki Memorial University, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
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Bernard John,

Affiliation Hubert Kairuki Memorial University, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
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Benjamin Crookston,

Affiliation University of Utah School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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Bert K. Lopansri,

Affiliation Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
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Tsin W. Yeo,

Affiliations Menzies School for Health Research and Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Australia
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Kim A. Piera,

Affiliation Menzies School for Health Research and Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia
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Stephen C. Alder,

Affiliation University of Utah School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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J. Brice Weinberg,

Affiliation VA Medical Centers and Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Nicholas M. Anstey,

Affiliations Menzies School for Health Research and Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Australia
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Donald L. Granger ,

* E-mail: Donald.Granger@va.gov

Affiliation University of Utah School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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Esther D. Mwaikambo

Affiliation Hubert Kairuki Memorial University, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
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Plasma Plasmodium falciparum Histidine-Rich Protein-2 Concentrations Are Associated with Malaria Severity and Mortality in Tanzanian Children

Matthew P. Rubach,
Jackson Mukemba,
Salvatore Florence,
Bernard John,
Benjamin Crookston,
Bert K. Lopansri,
Tsin W. Yeo,
Kim A. Piera,
Stephen C. Alder,
J. Brice Weinberg

Published: May 7, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035985

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