Splenic tropism of Plasmodium vivax in acute infection and spleen-attenuated systemic inflammation
Steven Kho, Hasrini Rini, Noy Norman Kambuaya…·Nicholas M. Anstey
This study compares parasite biomass in spleen-intact and splenectomized patients with acute P. vivax malaria, finding that 89% of total-body parasite biomass is splenic.