Quantification of parasite density in 200 microscopic fields underestimates the parasitemia level in malaria patients.

Alves-Junior, E R; Gomes, L T; Assis-Oliveira, F B; Silvério-Silva, L R; Nery, A F; Fontes, C J

Alves-Junior, E R; Gomes, L T; Assis-Oliveira, F B; Silvério-Silva, L R; Nery, A F; Fontes, C J.

Affiliation

Alves-Junior ER; Federal University of Mato Grosso, Av Fernando Correa da Costa 2367, CEP: 78060-900, Cuiabá (MT), Brazil.
Gomes LT; Federal University of Mato Grosso, Av Fernando Correa da Costa 2367, CEP: 78060-900, Cuiabá (MT), Brazil.
Assis-Oliveira FB; Federal University of Mato Grosso, Av Fernando Correa da Costa 2367, CEP: 78060-900, Cuiabá (MT), Brazil.
Silvério-Silva LR; Federal University of Mato Grosso, Av Fernando Correa da Costa 2367, CEP: 78060-900, Cuiabá (MT), Brazil.
Nery AF; Federal University of Mato Grosso, Av Fernando Correa da Costa 2367, CEP: 78060-900, Cuiabá (MT), Brazil.
Fontes CJ; Federal University of Mato Grosso, Av Fernando Correa da Costa 2367, CEP: 78060-900, Cuiabá (MT), Brazil.

Trop Biomed ; 31(2): 387-91, 2014 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25134910

Subject(s)

Malaria/diagnosis; Microscopy/methods; Parasite Load/methods; Parasitemia/diagnosis; Automation, Laboratory/methods; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diagnostic Errors; Humans; Malaria/parasitology; Parasitemia/parasitology

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Parasitemia / Parasite Load / Malaria / Microscopy Type of study: Clinical_trials / Diagnostic_studies / Evaluation_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Trop Biomed Journal subject: MEDICINA TROPICAL / PARASITOLOGIA Year: 2014 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil

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