Performance of a highly sensitive rapid diagnostic test (HS-RDT) for detecting malaria in peripheral and placental blood samples from pregnant women in Colombia.

BACKGROUND:Pregnancy poses specific challenges for the diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum infection due to parasite sequestration in the placenta, which translates in low circulation levels in peripheral blood. The aim of this study is to assess the performance of a new highly sensitive rapid diagno...

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Main Authors: Ana María Vásquez, Ana Catalina Medina, Alberto Tobón-Castaño, Maritza Posada, Gabriel Jaime Vélez, Ana Campillo, Iveth J González, Xavier Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6072118?pdf=render