Flor Ernestina Martínez-Espinosa *

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MALARIA EN EMBARAZADAS DE LA AMAZONÍA BRASILERA

Este estudio sugiere que las mujeres gestantes son más susceptibles a adquirir infección por Plasmodium falciparum que por Plasmodium vivax..

*Flor Ernestina Martínez-Espinosa
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MALARIA DURING PREGNANCY IN A REFERENCE CENTRE FROM THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON: UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN THE FREQUENCY OF PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM INFECTIONS
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*Dpartamento de Imunología Instituto Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, Manaus, Brasil
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