Plasmodium falciparum

"Plasmodium falciparum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A species of protozoa that is the causal agent of falciparum malaria (MALARIA, FALCIPARUM). It is most prevalent in the tropics and subtropics.

Descriptor ID	D010963
MeSH Number(s)	B01.043.075.380.611.561
Concept/Terms	Plasmodium falciparum Plasmodium falciparum Plasmodium falciparums falciparums, Plasmodium

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Alveolata [B01.043]
Apicomplexa [B01.043.075]
Haemosporida [B01.043.075.380]
Plasmodium [B01.043.075.380.611]
Plasmodium falciparum [B01.043.075.380.611.561]

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Bar chart showing 99 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2011

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1994	3	0	3
1996	2	0	2
1998	2	0	2
1999	0	1	1
2000	2	0	2
2001	1	0	1
2002	4	1	5
2003	1	1	2
2004	2	2	4
2005	2	1	3
2006	3	1	4
2007	3	0	3
2008	4	2	6
2009	4	0	4
2010	4	1	5
2011	4	4	8
2012	2	1	3
2013	6	0	6
2014	1	1	2
2015	5	0	5
2016	3	3	6
2017	6	1	7
2018	1	0	1
2019	3	1	4
2020	3	0	3
2021	2	0	2
2022	1	1	2
2023	0	1	1
2024	1	1	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Plasmodium falciparum" by people in Profiles.

van Schalkwyk DA, Pratt S, Nolder D, Stewart LB, Liddy H, Muwanguzi-Karugaba J, Beshir KB, Britten D, Victory E, Rogers C, Millard J, Brown M, Nabarro LE, Taylor A, Young BC, Chiodini PL, Sutherland CJ. Treatment Failure in a UK Malaria Patient Harboring Genetically Variant Plasmodium falciparum From Uganda With Reduced In Vitro Susceptibility to Artemisinin and Lumefantrine. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 02 17; 78(2):445-452.

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Roche-Lima A, Rosado-Qui?ones AM, Feliu-Maldonado RA, Figueroa-Gispert MDM, D?az-Rivera J, D?az-Gonz?lez RG, Carrasquillo-Carrion K, Nieves BG, Col?n-Lorenzo EE, Serrano AE. Antimalarial Drug Combination Predictions Using the Machine Learning Synergy Predictor (MLSyPred?) tool. Acta Parasitol. 2024 Mar; 69(1):415-425.

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Kayatani AKK, Bobbili N, Megnekou R, Matsunaga M, Leke RFG, Taylor DW. Are high avidity antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum antigens preferentially transferred across the placenta of premature and term babies? Placenta. 2023 09 07; 140:11-19.

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Tassi Yunga S, Siriwardhana C, Fouda GG, Bobbili N, Sama G, Chen JJ, Leke RFG, Taylor DW. Characterization of the primary antibody response to Plasmodium falciparum antigens in infants living in a malaria-endemic area. Malar J. 2022 Nov 19; 21(1):346.

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Kayatani AKK, Leke RGF, Leke RIJ, Fogako J, Taylor DW. Transplacental transfer of total immunoglobulin G and antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum antigens between the 24th week of gestation and term. Sci Rep. 2022 11 07; 12(1):18864.

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Tassi Yunga S, Bobbili N, Lloyd YM, Antallan J, Matsunaga M, Quakyi I, Leke RFG, Taylor DW. Does Antibody Avidity to Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Antigens Increase with Age in Individuals Living in Malaria-Endemic Areas? Infect Immun. 2021 05 17; 89(6).

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Vanda K, Bobbili N, Matsunaga M, Chen JJ, Salanti A, Leke RFG, Taylor DW. The Development, Fine Specificity, and Importance of High-Avidity Antibodies to VAR2CSA in Pregnant Cameroonian Women Living in Yaound?, an Urban City. Front Immunol. 2021; 12:610108.

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Harp KO, Botchway F, Dei-Adomakoh Y, Wilson MD, Hood JL, Adjei AA, Stiles JK, Driss A. Hemoglobin Genotypes Modulate Inflammatory Response to Plasmodium Infection. Front Immunol. 2020; 11:593546.

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Gordeuk VR, Shah BN, Zhang X, Thuma PE, Zulu S, Moono R, Reading NS, Song J, Zhang Y, Nouraie M, Campbell A, Minniti CP, Rana SR, Darbari DS, Kato GJ, Niu M, Castro OL, Machado R, Gladwin MT, Prchal JT. The CYB5R3c.350C>G and G6PD A alleles modify severity of anemia in malaria and sickle cell disease. Am J Hematol. 2020 11; 95(11):1269-1279.

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Ghose R. Keep a lid on it: A troika in kinase allostery. J Biol Chem. 2020 06 19; 295(25):8492-8493.

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