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Sumbele et al. BMC Infectious Diseases (2015) 15:547 DOI 10.1186/s12879-015-1290-4
RESEARCH ARTICLE
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Influence of Plasmodium gametocyte carriage on the prevalence of fever, splenomegaly and cardiovascular parameters in children less than 15 years in the Mount Cameroon area: cross sectional study Irene Ule Ngole Sumbele1*, Orelien S. Mtopi Bopda1, Helen Kuokuo Kimbi1, Teh Rene Ning1 and Theresa Nkuo-Akenji2
Abstract Background: Cardiovascular parameters can be impaired by repeated infections with P. falciparum. This study aimed at investigating the influence of gametocyte carriage on; the prevalence of fever and splenomegaly, blood pressure, heart rate and haematological indices in children