Plasmodium malariae in the Colombian Amazon region : You don't diagnose what you don't suspect

Background: Malaria is a worldwide public health problem; parasites from the genus Plasmodium spp. are the aetiological agent of this disease. The parasite is mainly diagnosed by microscope-based techniques. However, these have limited sensitivity. Many asymptomatic infections are sub-microscopic an...

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2016

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Universidad del Rosario

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Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario

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eng

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oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/21977

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-016-1629-3
https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/21977

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Enfermedades
Malaria
Thick blood smear
Microscopy
Nested PCR
Colombian Amazon region

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