D-dimer levels in non-immune travelers with malaria

Elevated serum D-dimer levels may reflect endothelial activation, which in malaria may correlate with parasite biomass and disease severity.

Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - May 8, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Meltzer Eyal, Keller Shlomit, Shmuel Stienlauf, Schwartz Eli Source Type: research