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Increased sensitivity for detecting malaria parasites in human umbilical cord blood using scaled-up DNA preparation

BACKGROUND: All mothers donating umbilical cord blood units to the NHS cord blood bank undergo an assessment for the likelihood of prior exposure to malaria infection. Those deemed at risk due to a history of travel to, or residence in, malaria endemic regions are screened serologically to detect an...

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Autores principales: Polley, Spencer D, Sutherland, Colin J, Regan, Fiona, Hassan, Maha, Chiodini, Peter L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3325849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22390576
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-11-62