Parasite-spec IgM

Molecular group: 
Ig subfamilies and receptors
Molecule/Cell: 
Parasite-spec IgM
Plasmodium strain: 
Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium malariae
Organ: 
Serum
Population: 
Brazil
Transmission: 
Unstable
Adult/Pediatric: 
Adult
SM/NCSM vs UM: 
=
Patient number: 
233
Additional differences: 
NCSM = AM; prevalence of IgM: NCSM = UM = AM; similar levels for patients undergoing their 1 clinical malaria attack compared to patients who reported previous clinical malaria attacks
Refs: 
Leoratti et al., 2008, Malar J