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Individuals living in a malaria-endemic area of Cameroon do not have an acquired antibody response to Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum is often based on detection of histidine-rich protein 2 (HRP2) in blood. Most HRP2-based assays have high sensitivity and specificity; however, authors have suggested that antibodies (Ab) to HRP2 could reduce assay sensitivity. This study sought to char...

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Autores principales: Taylor, Diane Wallace, Bobbili, Naveen, Khadka, Vedbar S., Quakyi, Isabella A., Leke, Rose G. F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5286799/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28148260
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-017-1704-4