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  • High numbers of circulating pigmented polymorphonuclear neutrophils as a prognostic marker for decreased birth weight during malaria in pregnancy

    Author(s)
    Lin Chua, Caroline Lin
    J. Robinson, Leanne
    Baiwog, Francesca
    I. Stanisic, Danielle
    A. Hamilton, John
    V. Brown, Graham
    J. Rogerson, Stephen
    Boeuf, Philippe
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Stanisic, Danielle
    Year published
    2015
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    Abstract
    During gestational malaria, Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes can sequester within the placenta, contributing to poor pregnancy outcomes, especially low birth weight. In children and non-pregnant adults, pigmented leukocytes may serve as markers of sequestered parasite burden and predict clinical outcomes. Here, we investigated circulating pigmented leukocyte numbers as predictors of clinical outcomes in pregnant women presenting with malaria at enrolment. The number of circulating pigmented neutrophils at enrolment negatively correlated with birth weight (Rho = −25, P = .04), suggesting these cells may have a ...
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    During gestational malaria, Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes can sequester within the placenta, contributing to poor pregnancy outcomes, especially low birth weight. In children and non-pregnant adults, pigmented leukocytes may serve as markers of sequestered parasite burden and predict clinical outcomes. Here, we investigated circulating pigmented leukocyte numbers as predictors of clinical outcomes in pregnant women presenting with malaria at enrolment. The number of circulating pigmented neutrophils at enrolment negatively correlated with birth weight (Rho = −25, P = .04), suggesting these cells may have a pathogenic role in, and could serve as prognostic markers for, malaria-associated low birth weight.
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    Journal Title
    International Journal for Parasitolody
    Volume
    45
    Issue
    2-3
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2014.12.002
    Subject
    Microbiology
    Zoology
    Veterinary sciences
    Medical parasitology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/166003
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