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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2026

Baseline Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein Levels in Asymptomatic Individuals From West Africa With and Without

Ricardo Strauss, Solomon T Wafula, Robin Kobbe, Eva Lorenz, Oumou Maiga Ascofaré, Doris Winter, Anthony Afum-Adjei Awuah, John H Amuasi, Boubacar Coulibaly, Ali Sié and 3 more

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Ricardo StraussDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2773-3928
Solomon T WafulaDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6405-015X
Robin KobbeDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6067-3408
Eva LorenzDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
Oumou Maiga AscofaréDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
Doris WinterDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
Anthony Afum-Adjei AwuahKumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
John H AmuasiKumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Boubacar CoulibalyGerman Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Ali SiéGerman Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Felix EckeltInstitute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany.
Jürgen MayDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7831-8420
Nicole S StruckDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4753-5841

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We assessed baseline C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin levels in asymptomatic individuals from malaria-endemic West Africa. C-reactive protein remained unaffected by

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c-reactive proteinmalariaprocalcitoninWest-Africa

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