Figure 4From: Plasmodium falciparum malaria and invasive bacterial co-infection in young African children: the dysfunctional spleen hypothesisSummary of possible key events leading to bacterial co-infection in young children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria. RBC: red blood cell; BM: bone marrow; MZ B cells: marginal zone B cells; MØ: macrophages; IBI: invasive bacterial infection; CRP: complement regulatory proteins.Back to article page