A direct comparison of real time PCR on plasma and blood to detect <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it> infection in children

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Estimation of <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it> parasitaemia can vary with the method used and time of sampling. Quantitative real time PCR (qPCR) on whole blood or plasma samples has previously been shown to be more sensiti...

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Main Authors: Lamikanra Abigail A, Dobaño Carlota, Jiménez Alfons, Nhabomba Augusto, Tsang Hoi P, Guinovart Caterina, Manaca Maria N, Quinto Llorenç, Aguilar Ruth, Cisteró Pau, Alonso Pedro L, Roberts David J, Mayor Alfredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/11/1/201