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SUBMITTER: McLean AR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4997260 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
McLean Alistair R D AR Boel Machteld E ME McGready Rose R Ataide Ricardo R Drew Damien D Tsuboi Takafumi T Beeson James G JG Nosten François F Simpson Julie A JA Fowkes Freya J I FJ
Scientific reports 20160825
During pregnancy a variety of immunological changes occur to accommodate the fetus. It is unknown whether these changes continue to affect humoral immunity postpartum or how quickly they resolve. IgG levels were measured to P. falciparum and P. vivax antigens in 201 postpartum and 201 controls over 12 weeks. Linear mixed-effects models assessed antibody maintenance over time and the effect of microscopically confirmed Plasmodium spp. infection on antibody levels, and whether this was different i ...[more]