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A simple and fast method to exclude high Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia in travellers with imported malaria
BACKGROUND: Counts of malaria parasites in peripheral blood are important to assess severity of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Thin and thick smears are routinely used for this purpose. METHODS: In this study the Binax NOW(® )Malaria Test, an easy-to-perform rapid diagnostic test, with Histidine Ric...
Autores principales: | van Gool, Tom, van Wolfswinkel, Marlies E, Koelewijn, Rob, van Thiel, Pieter PAM, Jacobs, Jan, van Hellemond, Jaap J, van Genderen, Perry JJ |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3210116/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21999570 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-10-300 |
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