Simultaneous detection of <it>Plasmodium vivax</it> and <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it> gametocytes in clinical isolates by multiplex-nested RT-PCR
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Gametocyte carriage is essential for malaria transmission and endemicity of disease; thereby it is a target for malaria control strategies. Malaria-infected individuals may harbour gametocytes below the microscopic detection threshol...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Malaria Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/11/1/190 |