Increased peripartum mortality associated with maternal subclinical malaria in Mozambique
Malar. j. (Online); 22 (182), 2023
Background: Plasmodium falciparum infection in pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa is often asymptomatic. As these forms of malaria are often submicroscopic and difficult to diagnose by conventional methods (microscopy and/or rapid diagnostic test), diagnosis requires the use of molecular techniques suc...