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Comparison of three molecular methods for the detection and speciation of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum

BACKGROUND: Accurate diagnosis of Plasmodium spp. is essential for the rational treatment of malaria. Despite its many disadvantages, microscopic examination of blood smears remains the current "gold standard" for malaria detection and speciation. PCR assays offer an alternative to microsc...

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Autores principales: Boonma, Prapaporn, Christensen, Peter R, Suwanarusk, Rossarin, Price, Ric N, Russell, Bruce, Lek-Uthai, Usa
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2020467/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17868467
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-6-124