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Deletions of the Plasmodium falciparum pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 genes among patients enrolled at six locations in the DRC: 2017–2018
2021-08-05
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<h4>Background: </h4> Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) detecting histidine-rich protein 2 (HRP2) and HRP3 are widely used throughout sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to diagnose Plasmodium falciparum malaria. However, multiple SSA countries have reported pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 ( pfhrp2/3 ) gene deletions. <h4>Methods: </h4>: Blood samples (n=1109) collected from patients with P. falciparum infection from six health facilities thr...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 26194ad5-fbc6-5d91-9fd3-188b557e4781
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-765801/v1
