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Identification of circulating biomarkers in sera of Plasmodium knowlesi-infected malaria patients--comparison against Plasmodium vivax infection

Chen Y 1 , Chan CK 2 , Kerishnan JP 3 , Lau YL 4 , Wong YL 5 , Gopinath SC 6

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Oral Biology & Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. chenyeng@um.edu.my
  • 2 Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia. stevenkeat@gmail.com
  • 3 Department of Oral Biology & Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. jesindapaul@yahoo.co.uk
  • 4 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. lauyeeling@um.edu.my
  • 5 Department of Oral Biology & Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. wyl_1230@yahoo.com
  • 6 Department of Oral Biology & Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. subash@unimap.edu.my
BMC Infect Dis, 2015;15:49.
PMID: 25656928 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-015-0786-2

Abstract

Plasmodium knowlesi was identified as the fifth major malaria parasite in humans. It presents severe clinical symptoms and leads to mortality as a result of hyperparasitemia in a short period of time. This study aimed to improve the current understanding of P. knowlesi and identify potential biomarkers for knowlesi malaria.

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