Development of a Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> , <i>Plasmodium vivax</i> , and <i>Plasmodium ovale</i> for Routine Clinical Diagnosis

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A TaqMan-based real-time PCR qualitative assay for the detection of three species of malaria parasites-Plasmodium falciparum, P. ovale, and P. vivax-was devised and evaluated using 122 whole-blood samples from patients who had traveled to areas where malaria is endemic and who presented with malaria-like symptoms and fever. The assay was compared to conventional microscopy and to an established nested-PCR assay....

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