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A New Single-Step PCR Assay for the Detection of the Zoonotic Malaria Parasite Plasmodium knowlesi

BACKGROUND: Recent studies in Southeast Asia have demonstrated substantial zoonotic transmission of Plasmodium knowlesi to humans. Microscopically, P. knowlesi exhibits several stage-dependent morphological similarities to P. malariae and P. falciparum. These similarities often lead to misdiagnosis...

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Autores principales: Lucchi, Naomi W., Poorak, Mitra, Oberstaller, Jenna, DeBarry, Jeremy, Srinivasamoorthy, Ganesh, Goldman, Ira, Xayavong, Maniphet, da Silva, Alexandre J., Peterson, David S., Barnwell, John W., Kissinger, Jessica, Udhayakumar, Venkatachalam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3282782/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22363751
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031848