Evaluation of a real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the diagnosis of malaria in patients from Thailand

We compared the diagnosis of malaria in 297 patients from Thailand by a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay using the LightCycler with conventional microscopy using Giemsa-stained thick and thin blood films. The PCR assay can be completed in one hour and has the potential to detect and i...

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Main Authors: Heather Swan, Lynne Sloan, Anthony Muyombwe, Porntip Chavalitshewinkoon-Petmitr, Srivicha Krudsood, Wattana Leowattana, Polrat Wilairatana, Sornchai Looareesuwan, Jon Rosenblatt
Other Authors: Mayo Clinic
Format: Article
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/16543
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Institution: Mahidol University