Utility of ultra-sensitive qPCR to detect Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax infections under different transmission intensities
Abstract Background The use of molecular diagnostics has revealed an unexpectedly large number of asymptomatic low-density malaria infections in many malaria endemic areas. This study compared the gains in parasite prevalence obtained by the use of ultra-sensitive (us)-qPCR as compared to standard q...
Main Authors: | Maria Gruenberg, Clara Antunes Moniz, Natalie E. Hofmann, Cristian Koepfli, Leanne J. Robinson, Elma Nate, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Gisely Cardoso de Melo, Andrea Kuehn, Andre M. Siqueira, Wang Nguitragool, Quique Bassat, Marcus Lacerda, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Ivo Mueller, Ingrid Felger |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-09-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03374-7 |
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