Human Plasmodium knowlesi Infection Detected by Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Malaria

Human Plasmodium knowlesi Infection Detected by Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Malaria

We describe a PCR-confirmed case of Plasmodium knowlesi infection with a high parasitemia level and clinical signs of severe malaria in a migrant worker from Malaysian Borneo in the Netherlands. Investigations showed that commercially available rapid antigen tests for detection of human Plasmodium i...

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Main Authors: Jaap J. van Hellemond, Marijke Rutten, Rob Koelewijn, Anne-Marie Zeeman, Jaco J. Verweij, Pieter J. Wismans, Clemens H. Kocken, Perry J.J. van Genderen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Plasmodium knowlesi
antigen test
malaria
rapid diagnostics
The Netherlands
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/9/09-0358_article

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