Neutralizing antibodies against plasmodium falciparum associated with successful cure after drug therapy

• Main Authors: Goh, Yun Shan, Peng, Kaitian, Chia, Wan Ni, Siau, Anthony, Chotivanich, Kesinee, Gruner, Anne-Charlotte, Preiser, Peter, Mayxay, Mayfong, Pukrittayakamee, Sasithon, Sriprawat, Kanlaya, Nosten, Francois, White, Nicholas J., Renia, Laurent
• Other Authors: Sullivan, David J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Antibody Response; DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences; Malaria, Falciparum
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87594; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46776
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

An effective antibody response can assist drug treatment to contribute to better parasite clearance in malaria patients. To examine this, sera were obtained from two groups of adult patients with acute falciparum malaria, prior to drug treatment: patients who (1) have subsequent recrudescent infecti...