Ex-vivo short-term culture and developmental assessment of Plasmodium vivax.

A simple reproducible method for short-term ex-vivo Plasmodium vivax culture is presented in which glucose, ascorbic acid, thiamine, hypoxanthine, and 50% human AB+ serum are added to the standard P. falciparum in-vitro culture medium. Culture of freshly obtained blood samples from patients with acu...

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Main Authors: Chotivanich, K, Silamut, K, Udomsangpetch, R, Stepniewska, K, Pukrittayakamee, S, Looareesuwan, S, White, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2001