Detection of Plasmodium spp. in Human Feces

Jirků, Milan; Pomajbíková, Kateřina; Petrželková, Klára J.; Hůzová, Zuzana; Modrý, David; Lukeš, Julius

doi:10.3201/eid1804.110984

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Detection of Plasmodium spp. in Human Feces

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Apr 2012
By Jirků, Milan ; Pomajbíková, Kateřina ; Petrželková, Klára J. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Jirků, Milan ; Pomajbíková, Kateřina ; Petrželková, Klára J. ; Hůzová, Zuzana ; Modrý, David ; Lukeš, Julius
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Comparison of diagnostic methods for Plasmodium spp. in humans from Uganda and the Central African Republic showed that parasites can be efficiently detected by PCR in fecal samples. These results, which rely solely on PCR-based examination of feces, validate numerous estimates of the prevalence of malaria in great apes.
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Cytochromes B Diagnosis Dispatch Feces Great Apes Human Feces Humans Malaria Malaria, Falciparum Molecular Diagnostic Techniques Parasites Plasmodium Falciparum Plasmodium Spp. Polymerase Chain Reaction Protozoan Proteins Sensitivity And Specificity
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Emerg Infect Dis. 18(4):634-636.
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Journal Article
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18
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4
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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