A comparison of thick-film microscopy, rapid diagnostic test, and polymerase chain reaction for accurate diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria

BACKGROUND: Accurate diagnosis of malaria is important for effective disease management and control. In Cameroon, presumptive clinical diagnosis, thick-film microscopy (TFM), and rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) are commonly used to diagnose cases of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. However, these methods...

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Autores principales: Mfuh, Kenji O., Achonduh-Atijegbe, Olivia A., Bekindaka, Obase N., Esemu, Livo F., Mbakop, Calixt D., Gandhi, Krupa, Leke, Rose G. F., Taylor, Diane W., Nerurkar, Vivek R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6416847/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30866947
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-2711-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6416847/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30866947
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-2711-4

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