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Detection of malaria in Malaysia by nested polymerase chain reaction amplification of dried blood spots on filter papers
1 Sept 1996
Abstract excerpt
A modified nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method for detection of Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax and P. malariae was combined with a simple blood collection and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extraction method and evaluated in Malaysia. Finger-prick blood samples from 46 hospital patients and 120 individuals living in malaria endemic areas were spotted on filter papers and dried. The simple Chelex method...
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