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qRT-PCR versus IFA-based Quantification of Male and Female Gametocytes in Low-Density Plasmodium falciparum Infections and Their Relevance for Transmission

BACKGROUND: Accurate quantification of female and male gametocytes and sex ratios in asymptomatic low-density malaria infections are important for assessing their transmission potential. Gametocytes often escape detection even by molecular methods, therefore ultralow gametocyte densities were quanti...

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Autores principales: Gruenberg, Maria, Hofmann, Natalie E, Nate, Elma, Karl, Stephan, Robinson, Leanne J, Lanke, Kjerstin, Smith, Thomas A, Bousema, Teun, Felger, Ingrid
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7325619/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31437280
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiz420