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Survival analysis of diagnostic assays in Plasmodium falciparum malaria
BACKGROUND: Rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) and real-time PCR (qPCR) assays are sensitive for diagnosing malaria, but because they detect antigen and DNA, respectively, positivity may not reflect active infection. Performance characteristics of RDT and qPCR in Plasmodium falciparum positive specimens w...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4574317/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26377580 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0882-1 |