Insecticide-treated bed nets reduce plasma antibody levels and limit the repertoire of antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum variant surface antigens.

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Published in Clin Diagn Lab Immunol on November 01, 2001

Authors

N Askjaer1, C Maxwell, W Chambo, T Staalsoe, M Nielsen, L Hviid, C Curtis, T G Theander

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Medical Parasitology, Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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