Droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) for the detection of Plasmodium knowlesi and Plasmodium vivax

Abstract Background Plasmodium knowlesi and Plasmodium vivax are the predominant Plasmodium species that cause malaria in Malaysia and play a role in asymptomatic malaria disease transmission in Malaysia. The diagnostic tools available to diagnose malaria, such as microscopy and rapid diagnostic tes...

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Main Authors: Punitha Mahendran, Jonathan Wee Kent Liew, Amirah Amir, Xiao-Teng Ching, Yee-Ling Lau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03314-5