Comparison of Malaria Microscopy and Polymerase Chain Reaction for Identification of Plasmodium in Papua, Indonesia

• Main Authors: Christophorus Oetama Adiatmaja, -, Trieva Verawaty Butarbutar, -, Amarensi Milka Betaubun, -, Puspa Wardhani, -, Aryati, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English; English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RB37-56.5 Clinical pathology. Laboratory technique
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/113789/1/10%20Artikel.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/113789/2/10%20Similarity.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/113789/3/10.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/113789/6/Comparison%20of%20Malaria%20Microscopy%20and%20polymerase%20chain%20reaction%20for%20identification%20of%20Plasmodium%20in%20Papua%2C%20Indonesia_Corresp%20letter.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/113789/; https://www.sysrevpharm.org/abstract/comparison-of-malaria-microscopy-and-polymerase-chain-reaction-for-identification-of-plasmodium-in-papua-indonesia-65523.html; http://dx.doi.org/10.31838/srp.2020.6.16
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

To diagnose malaria, microscopic examination is still considered as the standard tool, but still there are certain reservations. This study aimed to compare the identification of Plasmodium species by microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). This cross-sectional investigation was carried out...