Thick blood film examination for Plasmodium falciparum malaria has reduced sensitivity and underestimates parasite density

BACKGROUND: Thick blood films are routinely used to diagnose Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Here, they were used to diagnose volunteers exposed to experimental malaria challenge. METHODS: The frequency with which blood films were positive at given parasite densities measured by PCR were analysed. Th...

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Autores principales: Bejon, Philip, Andrews, Laura, Hunt-Cooke, Angela, Sanderson, Frances, Gilbert, Sarah C, Hill, Adrian VS
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1636647/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17092336
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-5-104

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