Laboratory Diagnosis of Malaria: Comparison of Manual and Automated Diagnostic Tests
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Laboratory Diagnosis of Malaria: Comparison of Manual and Automated Diagnostic Tests
Malaria is the second most prevalent disease in Pakistan resulting in ~30,000 annual deaths. In endemic countries like Pakistan precise and timely diagnosis of malaria is imperative to overcome the associated risks of fatal outcomes. Malarial parasite was screened in 128 malaria suspected patients and 150 healthy controls, by species-specific PCR, microscopy of blood smears, hemoanalyzer Sysmex...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1712-9532,1918-1493
DOI: 10.1155/2017/9286392