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Comparative Study
. 2002 Jan;40(1):306-8.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.40.1.306-308.2002.

Diagnosis of placental malaria

Frank P Mockenhaupt  1 , Ulrike Ulmen, Christiane von Gaertner, George Bedu-Addo, Ulrich Bienzle
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Comparative Study

Diagnosis of placental malaria

Frank P Mockenhaupt et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Jan.

Abstract

In a group of 596 delivering Ghanaian women, the sensitivities of peripheral blood thick film microscopy, ICT Malaria P.f/P.v test, and PCR in detecting microscopically confirmed placental Plasmodium falciparum infection were 42, 80, and 97%, respectively. In addition to the gross underestimation of placental malaria by peripheral blood film microscopy, submicroscopic infections were found to be a risk factor for maternal anemia.

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