Identification of cryptic coinfection with Plasmodium falciparum in patients presenting with vivax malaria.
In Thailand, approximately 8% of patients treated for vivax malaria are found subsequently to have coinfection with Plasmodium falciparum. A P. falciparum histidine rich protein 2 (PfHRP-2) dipstick test was evaluated as a predictor of mixed infections with subpatent P. falciparum in a prospective s...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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