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No evidence of false-negative Plasmodium falciparum rapid diagnostic results in Monrovia, Liberia
BACKGROUND: Malaria diagnosis in many malaria-endemic countries relies mainly on the use of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs). The majority of commercial RDTs used in Africa detect the Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (PfHRP2). pfhrp2/3 gene deletions can therefore lead to false-negative R...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8157453/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34039355 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03774-3 |