PCR as a Confirmatory Technique for Laboratory Diagnosis of Malaria
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- 1 March 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 44 (3) , 1087-1089
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.44.3.1087-1089.2006
Abstract
We compared a nested PCR assay and microscopic examination of Giemsa-stained blood films for detection and identification of Plasmodium spp. in blood specimens. PCR was more sensitive than microscopy and capable of identifying malaria parasites at the species level when microscopy was equivocal.Keywords
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