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Comparative Study
. 2005 Feb;43(2):1011.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.2.1011.2005.

Ineffectiveness of the Binax NOW malaria test for diagnosis of Plasmodium ovale malaria

Christine Bigaillon, Eléonore Fontan, Jean-Didier Cavallo, Eric Hernandez, André Spiegel
Comparative Study

Ineffectiveness of the Binax NOW malaria test for diagnosis of Plasmodium ovale malaria

Christine Bigaillon et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Feb.
No abstract available

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