Submicroscopic Human Parasitic Infections
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چکیده
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification provides a powerful tool for parasite detection. This chapter examines the use of PCR to diagnose malaria in patients with low parasite densities (submicroscopic infections, SMI) and also occult loaiosis (OL: Loa loa infection without detectable circulating microfilaria on standard microscopy). It provides therefore the issue of management of these kinds of infections with regard to the eradication policy of such pathogens.
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