A validation study of microscopy versus quantitative PCR for measuring Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia.

Microscopy and 18S qPCR are the most common and field-friendly methods for quantifying malaria parasite density, and it is important that these methods can be interpreted as giving equivalent results. We compared results of quantitative measurement of Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia by microscopy...

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Main Authors: Ballard, E, Wang, C, Hien, T, Tong, N, Marquart, L, Pava, Z, Tarning, J, O'Rourke, P, McCarthy, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2019