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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-10-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/5/1/80 |