How Hidden Can Malaria Be in Pregnant Women? Diagnosis by Microscopy, Placental Histology, Polymerase Chain Reaction and Detection of Histidine-Rich Protein 2 in Plasma | Zendy

Alfredo Mayor | Zendy; L. Moro | Zendy; Ruth Aguilar | Zendy; Azucena Bardají | Zendy; Pau Cisteró | Zendy; Elisa SerraCasas | Zendy; Betuel Sigaúque | Zendy; Pedro L. Alonso | Zendy; Jaume Ordï | Zendy; Clara Menéndez | Zendy

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How Hidden Can Malaria Be in Pregnant Women? Diagnosis by Microscopy, Placental Histology, Polymerase Chain Reaction and Detection of Histidine-Rich Protein 2 in Plasma

Author(s) -

Alfredo Mayor,

L. Moro,

Ruth Aguilar,

Azucena Bardají,

Pau Cisteró,

Elisa SerraCasas,

Betuel Sigaúque,

Pedro L. Alonso,

Jaume Ordï,

Clara Menéndez

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cis236

Subject(s) - medicine , polymerase chain reaction , malaria , histology , pregnancy , histidine , microscopy , obstetrics , virology , pathology , immunology , biochemistry , biology , gene , genetics , amino acid

Accurate diagnosis of malaria infection during pregnancy remains challenging because of low parasite densities and placental sequestration of Plasmodium falciparum. The performance of different methods to detect P. falciparum in pregnancy and the clinical relevance of undetected infections were evaluated.

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