Template copy number and the sensitivity of quantitative PCR for Plasmodium falciparum in asymptomatic individuals

BACKGROUND: The identification of asymptomatic individuals with Plasmodium falciparum infection is difficult because they do not seek medical treatment and often have too few asexual parasites detectable using microscopy or rapid diagnostic tests (≤ 200 parasites per μl). Quantitative PCR (qPCR) may...

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Autores principales: Thompson, Trevor A., Touré, Mahamoudou B., Sanogo, Daouda, Shaffer, Jeffrey G., Doumbia, Seydou O., Krogstad, Donald J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7436962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32811534
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-03365-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7436962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32811534
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-03365-8

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