Detection and identification of human <it>Plasmodium </it>species with real-time quantitative nucleic acid sequence-based amplification

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Decisions concerning malaria treatment depend on species identification causing disease. Microscopy is most frequently used, but at low parasitaemia (<20 parasites/μl) the technique becomes less sensitive and time consuming. Rapid...

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Main Authors: Kager Piet A, Schoone Gerard J, Mens Petra F, Schallig Henk DFH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-10-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/5/1/80