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Comparative evaluation of a rapid diagnostic test, an antibody ELISA, and a pLDH ELISA in detecting asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia in blood donors in Buea, Cameroon

BACKGROUND: In malaria endemic areas, infected blood donors serve as a source of infection to blood recipients, which may adversely affect their prognosis. This necessitates the proper screening of blood to be used for transfusion in these areas. The purpose of this study was to determine the preval...

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Autores principales:	Kwenti, Tebit Emmanuel, Njunda, Longdoh Anna, Tsamul, Beltine, Nsagha, Shey Dickson, Assob, Nguedia Jules-Clement, Tufon, Kukwah Anthony, Meriki, Dilonga Henry, Orock, Enow George
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2017
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5537946/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28760158 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-017-0314-2

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