Unexpected detection of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum DNA in asymptomatic blood donors: fact or artifact?

A study searching for Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum DNA among blood donors from the non-endemic area in Brazil reported a rate of 7.41%. This number is at least three times higher than what has been observed in blood donors from the Amazon, an endemic area concentrating >99% of all m...

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Autores principales: Mendrone, Alfredo, Cerutti, Crispim, Levi, José Eduardo, Boulos, Marcos, Sanchez, Maria Carmen Arroyo, Malafronte, Rosely dos Santos, Di Santi, Silvia Maria, Odone, Vicente
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4158092/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25168246
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-13-336

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4158092/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25168246
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-13-336

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