Multiplex real-time PCR for the diagnosis of malaria: Correlation with microscopy

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 469-475

  Dormond, L ^a   Jaton Ogay, K ^a   De Valliere S ^b   Genton, B ^b   Bille, J ^a,b   Greub, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Disease severity; Malaria; Microscopy; Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium malariae; Plasmodium ovale; Plasmodium vivax; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; MIXED INFECTION; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE LOAD; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 79751482608     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03218.x     Document Type: Article

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