Comparative Study
doi: 10.1128/JCM.44.3.1087-1089.2006.
PCR as a confirmatory technique for laboratory diagnosis of malaria
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- DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.3.1087-1089.2006
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Comparative Study
PCR as a confirmatory technique for laboratory diagnosis of malaria
J Clin Microbiol.
2006 Mar.
Abstract
We compared a nested PCR assay and microscopic examination of Giemsa-stained blood films for detection and identification of Plasmodium spp. in blood specimens. PCR was more sensitive than microscopy and capable of identifying malaria parasites at the species level when microscopy was equivocal.
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