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Antibodies to Chondroitin Sulfate A–Binding Infected Erythrocytes: Dynamics and Protection during Pregnancy in Women Receiving Intermittent Preventive Treatment

Submitted by Inga on April 9, 2010 - 17:46
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Elizabeth H. Aitken, Bernard Mbewe, Mari Luntamo, Ken Maleta, Teija Kulmala, Marc‐James Friso, Freya J. I. Fowkes, James G. Beeson, Per Ashorn, and Stephen J. Rogerson
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The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2010;201:1316–1325
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e.aitken@ugrad.unimelb.edu.au

Levels of IgG antibody to pregnancy‐specific VSAs decrease during receipt of IPTp. Antibody levels in early pregnancy did not predict clinical outcome. IPTp and decreasing malaria prevalence pose challenges for the evaluation of novel interventions for malaria during pregnancy.

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