How prevalent is Plasmodium malariae in Rondônia, Western Brazilian Amazon?
2000 ◽
Vol 33
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pp. 489-492
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We have compared results of Plasmodium species identification obtained with conventional on-site microscopy of Giemsa-stained thick smears (GTS) and a semi-nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 96 malaria patients from Rondônia, Western Brazilian Amazon. Mixed-species infections were detected by PCR in 30% patients, but no such case had been found on GTS. Moreover, P. malariae infections were detected in 9 of 96 patients (10%) by PCR, but were not identified by local microscopists. The potential impact of species misidentification on malaria treatment and control is discussed.
2016 ◽
Vol 115
(9)
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pp. 3375-3385
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2008 ◽
Vol 1
(2)
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pp. 47-52
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2004 ◽
Vol 10
(3)
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pp. 336-342
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2020 ◽
Vol 12
(04)
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2014 ◽
Vol 104
(3)
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pp. 233-237
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1998 ◽
Vol 17
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pp. 120-123
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1992 ◽
Vol 37
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pp. 310-314
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