A comparison of two PCR protocols for the differentiation of Plasmodium ovale species and implications for clinical management in travellers returning to Germany: a 10-year cross-sectional study

Abstract Background To assess the occurrence of Plasmodium ovale wallikeri and Plasmodium ovale curtisi species in travellers returning to Germany, two real-time PCR protocols for the detection and differentiation of the two P. ovale species were compared. Results of parasite differentiation were co...

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Main Authors: Hagen Frickmann, Christine Wegner, Stefanie Ruben, Ulrike Loderstädt, Egbert Tannich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2901-0