Detection of Plasmodium spp. in Human Feces

Detection of Plasmodium spp. in Human Feces

Comparison of diagnostic methods for Plasmodium spp. in humans from Uganda and the Central African Republic showed that parasites can be efficiently detected by PCR in fecal samples. These results, which rely solely on PCR-based examination of feces, validate numerous estimates of the prevalence of...

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Main Authors: Milan Jirků, Kateřina Pomajbíková, Klára J. Petrželková, Zuzana Hůzová, David Modrý, Julius Lukeš
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Plasmodium spp.
malaria
great apes
diagnosis
human feces
parasites
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/4/11-0984_article
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author Milan Jirků
Kateřina Pomajbíková
Klára J. Petrželková
Zuzana Hůzová
David Modrý
Julius Lukeš
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Kateřina Pomajbíková
Klára J. Petrželková
Zuzana Hůzová
David Modrý
Julius Lukeš
Detection of Plasmodium spp. in Human Feces
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Plasmodium spp.
malaria
great apes
diagnosis
human feces
parasites
author_facet Milan Jirků
Kateřina Pomajbíková
Klára J. Petrželková
Zuzana Hůzová
David Modrý
Julius Lukeš
author_sort Milan Jirků
title Detection of Plasmodium spp. in Human Feces
title_short Detection of Plasmodium spp. in Human Feces
title_full Detection of Plasmodium spp. in Human Feces
title_fullStr Detection of Plasmodium spp. in Human Feces
title_full_unstemmed Detection of Plasmodium spp. in Human Feces
title_sort detection of plasmodium spp. in human feces
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2012-04-01
description Comparison of diagnostic methods for Plasmodium spp. in humans from Uganda and the Central African Republic showed that parasites can be efficiently detected by PCR in fecal samples. These results, which rely solely on PCR-based examination of feces, validate numerous estimates of the prevalence of malaria in great apes.
topic Plasmodium spp.
malaria
great apes
diagnosis
human feces
parasites
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/4/11-0984_article
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