Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections in Children in Low Malaria Transmission Setting, Southwestern Uganda

A survey of asymptomatic children in Uganda showed Plasmodium malariae and P. falciparum parasites in 45% and 55% of microscopy-positive samples, respectively. Although 36% of microscopy-positive samples were negative by rapid diagnostic test, 75% showed P. malariae or P. ovale parasites by PCR, ind...

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Autores principales: Roh, Michelle E., Oyet, Caesar, Orikiriza, Patrick, Wade, Martina, Kiwanuka, Gertrude N., Mwanga-Amumpaire, Juliet, Parikh, Sunil, Boum, Yap
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4982177/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27434741
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2208.160619
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author Roh, Michelle E.
Oyet, Caesar
Orikiriza, Patrick
Wade, Martina
Kiwanuka, Gertrude N.
Mwanga-Amumpaire, Juliet
Parikh, Sunil
Boum, Yap
author_facet Roh, Michelle E.
Oyet, Caesar
Orikiriza, Patrick
Wade, Martina
Kiwanuka, Gertrude N.
Mwanga-Amumpaire, Juliet
Parikh, Sunil
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description A survey of asymptomatic children in Uganda showed Plasmodium malariae and P. falciparum parasites in 45% and 55% of microscopy-positive samples, respectively. Although 36% of microscopy-positive samples were negative by rapid diagnostic test, 75% showed P. malariae or P. ovale parasites by PCR, indicating that routine diagnostic testing misses many non–P. falciparum malarial infections.
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spelling pubmed-49821772016-08-12 Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections in Children in Low Malaria Transmission Setting, Southwestern Uganda Roh, Michelle E. Oyet, Caesar Orikiriza, Patrick Wade, Martina Kiwanuka, Gertrude N. Mwanga-Amumpaire, Juliet Parikh, Sunil Boum, Yap Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch A survey of asymptomatic children in Uganda showed Plasmodium malariae and P. falciparum parasites in 45% and 55% of microscopy-positive samples, respectively. Although 36% of microscopy-positive samples were negative by rapid diagnostic test, 75% showed P. malariae or P. ovale parasites by PCR, indicating that routine diagnostic testing misses many non–P. falciparum malarial infections. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-08 /pmc/articles/PMC4982177/ /pubmed/27434741 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2208.160619 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Roh, Michelle E.
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Boum, Yap
Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections in Children in Low Malaria Transmission Setting, Southwestern Uganda
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title_fullStr Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections in Children in Low Malaria Transmission Setting, Southwestern Uganda
title_full_unstemmed Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections in Children in Low Malaria Transmission Setting, Southwestern Uganda
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title_sort asymptomatic plasmodium infections in children in low malaria transmission setting, southwestern uganda
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4982177/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27434741
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