Giemsa-stained thick blood films as a source of DNA for <it>Plasmodium </it>species-specific real-time PCR
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This study describes the use of thick blood films (TBF) as specimens for DNA amplification with the <it>Plasmodium </it>species-specific real-time PCR that was recently validated on whole blood samples.</p> <p>...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-12-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/9/1/370 |