Use of blood smears and dried blood spots for polymerase chain reaction-based detection and quantification of bacterial infection and Plasmodium falciparum in severely ill febrile African children
Molecular approaches offer a means of testing archived samples stored as dried blood spots in settings where standard blood cultures are not possible. Peripheral blood films are one suggested source of material, although the sensitivity of this approach has not been well defined. Thin blood smears a...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2016
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