| Literature DB >> 11773140 |
Frank P Mockenhaupt1, Ulrike Ulmen, Christiane von Gaertner, George Bedu-Addo, Ulrich Bienzle.
Abstract
In a group of 596 delivering Ghanaian women, the sensitivities of peripheral blood thick film microscopy, ICT Malaria P.f/P.v test, and PCR in detecting microscopically confirmed placental Plasmodium falciparum infection were 42, 80, and 97%, respectively. In addition to the gross underestimation of placental malaria by peripheral blood film microscopy, submicroscopic infections were found to be a risk factor for maternal anemia.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11773140 PMCID: PMC120131 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.1.306-308.2002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948