Placental Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection: Operational accuracy of HRP2 rapid diagnostic tests in a malaria endemic setting

BACKGROUND: Malaria has a negative effect on the outcome of pregnancy. Pregnant women are at high risk of severe malaria and severe haemolytic anaemia, which contribute 60-70% of foetal and perinatal losses. Peripheral blood smear microscopy under-estimates sequestered placental infections, therefor...

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Autores principales: Kyabayinze, Daniel J, Tibenderana, James K, Nassali, Mercy, Tumwine, Lynette K, Riches, Clare, Montague, Mark, Counihan, Helen, Hamade, Prudence, Van Geertruyden, Jean-Pierre, Meek, Sylvia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3206496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22004666
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-10-306

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