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Investigating portable fluorescent microscopy (CyScope(®)) as an alternative rapid diagnostic test for malaria in children and women of child-bearing age

BACKGROUND: Prompt and correct diagnosis of malaria is crucial for accurate epidemiological assessment and better case management, and while the gold standard of light microscopy is often available, it requires both expertise and time. Portable fluorescent microscopy using the CyScope(® )offers a po...

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Autores principales: Sousa-Figueiredo, José Carlos, Oguttu, David, Adriko, Moses, Besigye, Fred, Nankasi, Andrina, Arinaitwe, Moses, Namukuta, Annet, Betson, Martha, Kabatereine, Narcis B, Stothard, J Russell
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2940895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20799940
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-9-245