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Quantification of multiple infections of Plasmodium falciparum in vitro.
Malaria journal - 30 May 2012
Wacker Mark A, Turnbull Lindsey B, Walker Leah A, Mount Michael C, Ferdig Michael T
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BACKGROUND: Human malaria infections caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum often contain more than one genetically distinct parasite. Despite this fact, nearly all studies of multiple strain P. falciparum infections have been limited to determining relative densities of each parasite within an infection. In light of this, new methods are needed that can quantify the absolute number of parasites within a...
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