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. 2017 Nov;55(11):3303-3304.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01098-17.

Modern Hematology Analyzers Are Very Useful for Diagnosis of Malaria and, Crucially, May Help Avoid Misdiagnosis

Thomas Hanscheid  1 , Martin P Grobusch  2
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Modern Hematology Analyzers Are Very Useful for Diagnosis of Malaria and, Crucially, May Help Avoid Misdiagnosis

Thomas Hanscheid et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2017 Nov.
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Keywords: algorithm; diagnosis; hematology analyzer; malaria.

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