Background A previous version of this Cochrane Review identified that insecticide‐treated
nets (ITNs) are effective at reducing child mortality, parasite prevalence, and uncomplicated …

Quinine remains an important anti-malarial drug almost 400 years after its effectiveness was
first documented. However, its continued use is challenged by its poor tolerability, poor …

This report updates and combines earlier versions of guidelines for the prevention and
treatment of opportunistic infections (OIs) in HIV-infected adults (ie, persons aged> 18 years) …

A large case-control study of malaria in West African children shows that a human leucocyte
class I antigen (HLA-Bw53) and an HLA class II haplotype (DRB1* 1302–DQB1* 0501) …

Background About 90 percent of the deaths from malaria are in African children, but criteria
to guide the recognition and management of severe malaria have not been validated in …

A further meeting, sponsored by WHO, was held on 4-8 December 1995 in Geneva. The
purpose was to review in great detail the latest scientific evidence for, and practical …

Plasmodium falciparum expresses on the host erythrocyte surface clonally variant antigens
and ligands that mediate adherence to endothelial receptors. Both are central to …

The goal is to provide an extensive review of the physiologic role of thrombomodulin (TM) in
maintaining vascular homeostasis, with a focus on its anti-inflammatory properties. Data …

Background Malaria remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity in Africa. Many
approaches to malaria control involve reducing the chances of infection but little is known of …

Malaria is a disease caused by repeated cycles of growth of the parasite Plasmodium in the
erythrocyte. Various cellular and molecular strategies allow the parasite to evade the human …