Impaired cell-mediated immunity in Plasmodium falciparum-infected patients with high-parasitemia and cerebral malaria

• Main Authors: Ph Brasseur, M. Agrapart, J. J. Ballet, P. Druilhe, M. J. Warrell, Savanat Tharavanis
• Other Authors: Hopital Pitie Salpetriere
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/30484
• Institution: Mahidol University

Several cell-mediated functions were studied in vivo and in vitro in 63 Thai patients with acute falciparum malaria, including 21 cases with cerebral manifestations and 10 cases with initial parasitemia over 10%. Initial delayed cutaneous reactions to phytohemagglutinin and soluble protein antigens...