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HIV coinfection influences the inflammatory response but not the outcome of cerebral malaria in Malawian children.

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Published in J Infect on June 14, 2016

Authors

Emmie W Mbale1, Christopher A Moxon2, Mavuto Mukaka3, Maganizo Chagomerana4, Simon Glover5, Ngawina Chisala3, Sofia Omar6, Malcolm Molyneux7, Karl Seydel8, Alister G Craig9, Terrie Taylor8, Robert S Heyderman10, Macpherson Mallewa1

Author Affiliations

1: Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Malawi; Department of Paediatrics, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Malawi.
2: Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Malawi; Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, UK. Electronic address: cmoxon@liverpool.ac.uk.
3: Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Malawi.
4: Blantyre Malaria Project, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Malawi.
5: School of Medicine, University of St. Andrews, UK.
6: Department of Paediatrics, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Malawi.
7: Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Malawi; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK.
8: Blantyre Malaria Project, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Malawi; College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States.
9: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK.
10: Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Malawi; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK; University College London, UK.

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