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. 2011 Jun;49(6):2331-2.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00307-11. Epub 2011 Apr 20.

False-positive Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 immunocapture assay results for acute schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mekongi

Eyal Leshem  1 , Nathan Keller, Daphna Guthman, Tamar Grossman, Michal Solomon, Esther Marva, Eli Schwartz
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False-positive Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 immunocapture assay results for acute schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mekongi

Eyal Leshem et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Jun.

Abstract

We report seven cases of false-positive Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (PfHRP2) malaria assay results in patients with acute schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mekongi. PfHRP2 assays were negative in travelers infected with Schistosoma mansoni or Schistosoma haematobium (n = 13). Malaria was ruled out and rheumatoid factor was negative in all patients.

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