Ultrasensitive molecular tests for Plasmodium detection: applicability in control and elimination programs and reference laboratories

• Main Authors: Mariana Aschar (Author), Maria Carmen A. Sanchez (Author), Maria de Jesus Costa-Nascimento (Author), Maria de Lourdes R. N. Farinas (Author), Angélica D. Hristov (Author), Giselle F. M. C. Lima (Author), Juliana Inoue (Author), José E. Levi (Author), Silvia M. Di Santi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Pan American Health Organization, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To evaluate molecular tools to detect low-level parasitemia and the five species of Plasmodium that infect humans for use in control and elimination programs, and in reference laboratories. Methods. We evaluated 145 blood samples from patients who tested positive by nested polymerase chai...