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Rapid diagnostic tests as a source of DNA for Plasmodium species-specific real-time PCR
24 Mar 2011
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BACKGROUND: This study describes the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) as a source of DNA for Plasmodium species-specific real-time PCR. METHODS: First, the best method to recover DNA from RDTs was investigated and then the applicability of this DNA extraction method was assessed on 12 different RDT brands. Finally, two RDT brands (OptiMAL Rapid Malaria Test and SDFK60 malaria Ag Plasmodium...
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