Quantification of the misidentification of Plasmodium knowlesi as Plasmodium malariae by microscopy: an analysis of 1569 P. knowlesi cases

BACKGROUND: Plasmodium knowlesi is recognized as the fifth Plasmodium species causing malaria in humans. It is morphologically similar to the human malaria parasite Plasmodium malariae, so molecular detection should be used to clearly discriminate between these Plasmodium species. This study aimed t...

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Published in:Malar J
Main Authors: Mahittikorn, Aongart, Masangkay, Frederick Ramirez, Kotepui, Kwuntida Uthaisar, Milanez, Giovanni De Jesus, Kotepui, Manas
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2021
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8033668/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33836773
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03714-1
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