Detection of Mixed Infections with Plasmodium spp. by PCR, India, 2014

Detection of Mixed Infections with Plasmodium spp. by PCR, India, 2014

In 8 malaria-endemic states in India, mixed Plasmodium spp. infections were detected by PCR in 17.4% (265/1,521) of blood samples that microscopy had shown to contain only P. falciparum. The quality of microscopy must be improved because use of PCR for detection of malaria parasites is limited in ru...

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Main Authors: Sri Krishna, Praveen K. Bharti, Himashu S. Chandel, Amreen Ahmad, Rajesh Kumar, Puspendra P. Singh, Mrigendra P. Singh, Neeru Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium spp.
parasites
mixed infections
PCR
India
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/10/15-0678_article

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