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Malaria Parasite Density Estimated with White Blood Cells Count Reference Value Agrees with Density Estimated with Absolute in Children Less Than 5 Years in Central Ghana

Introduction. The estimation of malaria parasite density using a microscope heavily relies on White Blood Cells (WBCs) counts. An assumed WBCs count of 8000/µL has been accepted as reasonably accurate in estimating malaria parasite densities due to the challenge to accurately determine WBCs count. M...

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Autores principales:	Adu-Gyasi, Dennis, Asante, Kwaku Poku, Newton, Sam, Amoako, Sabastina, Dosoo, David, Ankrah, Love, Adjei, George, Amenga-Etego, Seeba, Owusu-Agyei, Seth
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4405299/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25945279 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/923674

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