Performance of a new gelled nested PCR test for the diagnosis of imported malaria: comparison with microscopy, rapid diagnostic test, and real-time PCR.

Iglesias, Nuria; Subirats, Mercedes; Trevisi, Patricia; Ramírez-Olivencia, Germán; Castán, Pablo; Puente, Sabino; Toro, Carlos

Iglesias, Nuria; Subirats, Mercedes; Trevisi, Patricia; Ramírez-Olivencia, Germán; Castán, Pablo; Puente, Sabino; Toro, Carlos.

Affiliation

Iglesias N; Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitario La Paz-Cantoblanco-Carlos III, IdiPAZ, Calle Sinesio Delgado 10, Madrid, 28029, Spain.

Parasitol Res ; 113(7): 2587-91, 2014 Jul.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24770719

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Malaria/diagnosis; Plasmodium falciparum/genetics; Plasmodium malariae/genetics; Plasmodium ovale/genetics; Plasmodium vivax/genetics; Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods; Adult; Case-Control Studies; Diagnostic Tests, Routine; Female; Genes, rRNA; Humans; Malaria/parasitology; Male; Microscopy; Middle Aged; Plasmodium falciparum/isolation & purification; Plasmodium malariae/isolation & purification; Plasmodium ovale/isolation & purification; Plasmodium vivax/isolation & purification; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S/genetics; Sensitivity and Specificity; Travel

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Plasmodium falciparum / Plasmodium malariae / Plasmodium vivax / Polymerase Chain Reaction / Plasmodium ovale / Malaria Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Parasitol Res Journal subject: PARASITOLOGIA Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Spain

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