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Rapid detection of lactate dehydrogenase and genotyping of Plasmodium falciparum in saliva of children with acute uncomplicated malaria.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Sept 2010
Gbotosho Grace O, Happi Christian T, Folarin Onikepe, Keyamo Ochuko, Sowunmi Akintunde, Oduola Ayoade M J
Abstract excerpt
The diagnosis of malaria in biological fluids other than blood using non-invasive, rapid diagnostic techniques provides a valuable approach in case management and epidemiological studies of malaria. Rapid detection of Plasmodium falciparum lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH) in saliva samples from 130 of 144 children with microscopically confirmed P. falciparum infection was evaluated using Optimal-IT dipsticks....
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