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Species and genotype diversity of Plasmodium in malaria patients from Gabon analysed by next generation sequencing.
Malaria journal - 3 Oct 2017
Lalremruata Albert, Jeyaraj Sankarganesh, Engleitner Thomas, Joanny Fanny, Lang Annika, Bélard Sabine, Mombo-Ngoma Ghyslain, Ramharter Michael, Kremsner Peter G, Mordmüller Benjamin, Held Jana
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BACKGROUND: Six Plasmodium species are known to naturally infect humans. Mixed species infections occur regularly but morphological discrimination by microscopy is difficult and multiplicity of infection (MOI) can only be evaluated by molecular methods. This study investigated the complexity of Plasmodium infections in patients treated for microscopically detected non-falciparum or mixed species malaria in Gabon....
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