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rdf:type | |
lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
4
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2001-11-5
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pubmed:abstractText |
Following a study showing an association between Ascaris and protection from cerebral malaria, we conducted a cross-sectional study comparing admission hemoglobin concentrations in relation to exposure to helminth infection in 2 separate groups of patients: 111 cerebral malaria cases and 180 mild Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases. Hookworm infections were excluded. Mean hemoglobin concentrations were significantly lower in helminth-infected patients compared to those without helminths, both in the cerebral malaria group (10.1+/-3 [n = 47] versus 11.2+/-2.4 g/dl [n = 64], P = 0.04) and the mild malaria group (11+/-2.5 [n = 89] vs 12.2+/-2.7 g/dl [n = 91], P = 0.004). Median reticulocyte counts, only available in the cerebral malaria group, were lower in helminth-infected patients compared to those without helminths (15,340/23,760 per microl, P = 0.03). Adjustments for confounders such as body mass index did not alter these associations. These data are consistent with a mechanism causing anemia linked to differences in the immune response of helminth-infected patients during malaria.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Oct
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pubmed:issn |
0002-9637
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
65
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
335-7
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:11693879-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:11693879-Cross-Sectional Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:11693879-Helminthiasis,
pubmed-meshheading:11693879-Hemoglobins,
pubmed-meshheading:11693879-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:11693879-Malaria, Cerebral,
pubmed-meshheading:11693879-Malaria, Falciparum,
pubmed-meshheading:11693879-Reticulocyte Count,
pubmed-meshheading:11693879-Retrospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:11693879-Thailand
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pubmed:year |
2001
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Association of helminth infection with decreased reticulocyte counts and hemoglobin concentration in Thai falciparum malaria.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Unité INSERM 511: Immunobiologie Cellulaire et Moleculaire des Infections Parasitaires, Faculté de médecine Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France. m_nacher@mailcity.com
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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