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Open Access | Multiplicity of Plasmodium falciparum infection following intermittent preventive treatment in infants

Submitted by Kabogo on August 31, 2010 - 13:36
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Buchholz U, Kobbe R, Danquah I, Zanger P, Reither K, Abruquah HH, Grobusch MP, Ziniel P, May J, Mockenhaupt FP
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Malaria Journal 2010, 9:244 (26 August 2010)
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IPTi-SP appears to have no impact on the multiplicity of infection during infancy and thereafter. This suggests that tolerance of multiple infections, a component of protective immunity in highly endemic areas, is not affected by this intervention.

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