Flor Ernestina Martínez-Espinosa *

Autora invitada por SIIC

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
describe para SIIC los aspectos relevantes de su trabajo
MALARIA DURING PREGNANCY IN A REFERENCE CENTRE FROM THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON: UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN THE FREQUENCY OF PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM INFECTIONS
Institución principal de la investigación
*Dpartamento de Imunología Instituto Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, Manaus, Brasil
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