Soluble Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor as a Prognostic Marker of Ugandan Children at Risk of Severe and Fatal Malaria

Veselina Stefanova; Michelle Ngai; Andrea M. Weckman; Julie K. Wright; Kathleen Zhong; Melissa Richard-Greenblatt; Chloe R. McDonald; Andrea L. Conroy; Sophie Namasopo; Robert O. Opoka; Michael Hawkes; Kevin C. Kain

doi:10.1093/cid/ciac457

Soluble Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor as a Prognostic Marker of Ugandan Children at Risk of Severe and Fatal Malaria

Veselina Stefanova, Michelle Ngai, Andrea M. Weckman, Julie K. Wright, Kathleen Zhong, Melissa Richard-Greenblatt, Chloe R. McDonald, Andrea L. Conroy, Sophie Namasopo, Robert O. Opoka, Michael Hawkes, Kevin C. Kain

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Abstract

Background: Current malaria diagnostic tests do not reliably identify children at risk of severe and fatal infection. Host immune and endothelial activation contribute to malaria pathogenesis. Soluble urokinase-Type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is a marker of these pathways. We hypothesized that measuring suPAR at presentation could risk-stratify children with malaria. Methods: Plasma suPAR levels were determined in consecutive febrile children with malaria at presentation to hospital in Jinja, Uganda.

Original language	English (UK)
Pages (from-to)	E1079-E1086
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	76
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac457
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2023
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

mortality outcome
prognostic marker
risk-stratification
severe malaria
soluble urokinase-Type plasminogen activator receptor

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Stefanova, V., Ngai, M., Weckman, A. M., Wright, J. K., Zhong, K., Richard-Greenblatt, M., McDonald, C. R., Conroy, A. L., Namasopo, S., Opoka, R. O., Hawkes, M., & Kain, K. C. (2023). Soluble Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor as a Prognostic Marker of Ugandan Children at Risk of Severe and Fatal Malaria. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 76(3), E1079-E1086. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac457

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Soluble Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor as a Prognostic Marker of Ugandan Children at Risk of Severe and Fatal Malaria

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