Plasmodium falciparum malaria runs a more severe course in splenectomized patients at comparable levels of parasitemia: a retrospective matched case-control study
The findings of this case-control study suggest that - at comparable levels of parasitemia - P. falciparum malaria infections in asplenic individuals may run a more severe course as compared with individuals who have not undergone splenectomy.
Authors
- Klaske Vliegenthart-Jongbloed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1603-5223)
- Markus Otto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4273-4267)
- Perry J.J. van Genderen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8892-7596)
- Jaap J. van Hellemond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4862-7796)
Institutions
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Maas Clinic (US)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Diseases Travel Medicine and Vaccines
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-025-00255-2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88