Detectability of <it>Plasmodium falciparum </it>clones

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In areas of high transmission people often harbour multiple clones of <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it>, but even PCR-based diagnostic methods can only detect a fraction (the detectability, <it>q</it>) of all clo...

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Main Authors: Bretscher Michael T, Valsangiacomo Francesca, Owusu-Agyei Seth, Penny Melissa A, Felger Ingrid, Smith Tom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/9/1/234