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. 2006 Feb;44(2):622-4.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.44.2.622-624.2006.

Use of molecular beacon probes for real-time PCR detection of Plasmodium falciparum and other plasmodium species in peripheral blood specimens

Sameer Elsayed  1 , Katherine Plewes, Deirdre Church, Barbara Chow, Kunyan Zhang
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Use of molecular beacon probes for real-time PCR detection of Plasmodium falciparum and other plasmodium species in peripheral blood specimens

Sameer Elsayed et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Feb.

Abstract

We describe the development and evaluation of a novel pair of real-time, fluorescence-based PCR assays using molecular beacon probes for rapid, sensitive, and specific detection and quantification of Plasmodium falciparum and other Plasmodium species organisms.

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Representative singleplex 18S rRNA gene (Plasmodium genus-specific) PCR fluorescence-versus-cycle curves for three clinical samples with various parasitemias as determined by microscopy.
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