Molecular group:
Leukocyte effector mechanisms and proteases
Molecule/Cell:
Eosinophil cationic protein (ECP)
Plasmodium strain:
Plasmodium falciparum
Organ:
Plasma
Population:
Ghana
Transmission:
Stable
Adult/Pediatric:
Pediatric
CM vs NCSM:
>
CM vs UM:
>
SM/NCSM vs UM:
=
Patient number:
73
Additional differences:
Plasma levels ↓ 30 days post-treatment; + correlation with EPX, TNF and sIL-2R; + correlation with eosinophil count 30 days posttreatment; ↓ eosinophil counts on admission, but ↑ during treatment
Refs:
Kurtzhals et al., 1998, Clin Exp Immunol
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