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Real-time PCR diagnosis of Plasmodium vivax among blood donors.
Malaria journal - 12 Oct 2012
Batista-dos-Santos Sergio, Raiol Milene, Santos Sidney, Cunha Maristela G, Ribeiro-dos-Santos Ândrea
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: When selecting blood donors in transfusion centres, one important problem is to identify, during screening, individuals with infectious diseases that can be transmitted by blood, such as malaria, especially when the parasite densities are very low. This problem is particularly severe in endemic areas, such as the Brazilian Amazon. In the present study, molecular diagnostic (real-time PCR) of...
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