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...
Main Authors: | Milan Jirků, Kateřina Pomajbíková, Klára J. Petrželková, Zuzana Hůzová, David Modrý, Julius Lukeš |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2012-04-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/4/11-0984_article |
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