Seroprevalence of viral and bacterial pathogens among malaria patients in an endemic area of southern Venezuela.
David A Forero-PeñaFhabián S Carrión-NessiMary Lopez-PerezMarisol Sandoval-de MoraIván D AmayaÁngel F GamardoMelynar ChaveroLuisamy FigueraMaría V MarcanoNatasha A Camejo-ÁvilaMariana HidalgoCariagne J ArenasMyriam Arévalo-HerreraSócrates HerreraPublished in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2023)
We found high CoRE prevalence in malaria patients as determined by serology in the study region; cases were associated with a worse clinical outcome. Further prospective studies with samples from different infection sites and the use of molecular tools are needed to determine the clinical significance of these findings.