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False positive malaria rapid diagnostic test in returning traveler with typhoid fever
BACKGROUND: Rapid diagnostic tests play a pivotal role in the early diagnosis of malaria where microscopy or polymerase chain reaction are not immediately available. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 39 year old traveler to Canada who presented with fever, headache, and abdominal pain after...
Autores principales: | Meatherall, Bonnie, Preston, Keith, Pillai, Dylan R |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4094604/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25005493 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-377 |
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