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Evidence for overdispersion in the distribution of malaria parasites and leukocytes in thick blood smears

BACKGROUND: Microscopic examination of stained thick blood smears (TBS) is the gold standard for routine malaria diagnosis. Parasites and leukocytes are counted in a predetermined number of high power fields (HPFs). Data on parasite and leukocyte counts per HPF are of broad scientific value. However...

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Autores principales: Hammami, Imen, Garcia, André, Nuel, Grégory
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/PMC3831262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24195469
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-398