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Comparative Study
. 2007 May;45(5):1624-7.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02316-06. Epub 2007 Mar 14.

Genetic polymorphisms influence Plasmodium ovale PCR detection accuracy

A Calderaro  1 , G Piccolo, F Perandin, C Gorrini, S Peruzzi, C Zuelli, L Ricci, N Manca, G Dettori, C Chezzi, G Snounou
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Comparative Study

Genetic polymorphisms influence Plasmodium ovale PCR detection accuracy

A Calderaro et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2007 May.

Abstract

Detection of Plasmodium ovale by use of a nested PCR assay with a novel Plasmodium ovale primer set was superior to detection of Plasmodium ovale by real-time PCR assays. Nested PCR was also better at detecting P. malariae. The detection of P. ovale in many patients first admitted >2 months following their return to Italy indicated that P. ovale relapses are common.

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