Misclassification of Plasmodium infections by conventional microscopy and the impact of remedial training on the proficiency of laboratory technicians in species identification

BACKGROUND: Malaria diagnosis is largely dependent on the demonstration of parasites in stained blood films by conventional microscopy. Accurate identification of the infecting Plasmodium species relies on detailed examination of parasite morphological characteristics, such as size, shape, pigment g...

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Autores principales: Obare, Peter, Ogutu, Bernhards, Adams, Mohammed, Odera, James Sande, Lilley, Ken, Dosoo, David, Adhiambo, Christine, Owusu-Agyei, Seth, Binka, Fred, Wanja, Elizabeth, Johnson, Jacob
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3626703/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23537145
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-113

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3626703/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23537145
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-113

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