In vivo compartmental kinetics of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein II in the blood of humans and in BALB/c mice infected with a transgenic Plasmodium berghei parasite expressing histidine-rich protein II

The Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein II (PfHRP2) is a common biomarker used in malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), but can persist in the blood for up to 40 days following curative treatment. The p...

Source: Malaria Journal - March 13, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kristin E. Poti, Amanda E. Balaban, Priya Pal, Tamaki Kobayashi, Daniel E. Goldberg, Photini Sinnis and David J. Sullivan Tags: Research Source Type: research