A real-time, quantitative PCR method using hydrolysis probes for the monitoring of Plasmodium falciparum load in experimentally infected human volunteers
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- 28 February 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Malaria Journal
- Vol. 10 (1) , 48
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-10-48
Abstract
The accurate quantification of Plasmodium falciparum parasite numbers by PCR is an important tool for monitoring growth kinetics in subjects infected and subsequently treated with anti-malarial agents.Keywords
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