Article
Detectability of Plasmodium falciparum clones.
Malaria journal - 18 Aug 2010
Bretscher Michael T, Valsangiacomo Francesca, Owusu-Agyei Seth, Penny Melissa A, Felger Ingrid, Smith Tom
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In areas of high transmission people often harbour multiple clones of Plasmodium falciparum, but even PCR-based diagnostic methods can only detect a fraction (the detectability, q) of all clones present in a host. Accurate measurements of detectability are desirable since it affects e...
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