Plasmodium falciparum rosette formation is uncommon in isolates from pregnant women
- Author(s)
- Rogerson, SJ; Beeson, JG; Mhango, CG; Dzinjalamala, FK; Molyneux, ME;
- Details
- Publication Year 2000-01,Volume 68,Issue #1,Page 391-393
- Journal Title
- INFECTION AND IMMUNITY
- Publication Type
- Journal Article
- Abstract
- We examined the formation of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte rosettes using parasite isolates from placental or peripheral blood of pregnant Malawian women and from peripheral blood of children. Five of 23 placental isolates, 23 of 38 maternal peripheral isolates, and 136 of 139 child peripheral isolates formed rosettes. Placental isolates formed fewer rosettes than maternal isolates (range, 0 to 7.5% versus 0 to 33.5%; P = 0.002), and both formed fewer rosettes than isolates cultured from children (range, 0 to 56%; P < 0.0001). Rosette formation is common in infections of children but uncommon in pregnancy and rarely detected in placental isolates.
- Publisher
- AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
- Keywords
- HUMAN CEREBRAL MALARIA; INFECTED ERYTHROCYTES; CYTOADHERENCE; ASSOCIATION; SEVERITY; DISEASE
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Creation Date: 2000-01-01 12:00:00