Plasmodium 18S rRNA of intravenously administered sporozoites does not persist in peripheral blood

Plasmodium 18S rRNA is a biomarker used to monitor blood-stage infections in malaria clinical trials. Plasmodium sporozoites also express this biomarker, and there is conflicting evidence about how long sporozoit...

Source: Malaria Journal - July 27, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Sean C. Murphy, Andrew S. Ishizuka, Zachary P. Billman, Tayla M. Olsen, Annette M. Seilie, Ming Chang, Nahum Smith, Vorada Chuenchob, Sumana Chakravarty, B. Kim Lee Sim, Stefan H. I. Kappe, Stephen L. Hoffman and Robert A. Seder Tags: Research Source Type: research