1. High malaria PCR positivity in asymptomatic migrants from sub-Saharan Africa.
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Pérez-Ugarte, Arantxa, Oliveira-Souto, Inés, Nadal-Baron, Patricia, Zarzuela, Francesc, Serre-Delcor, Nuria, Treviño, Begoña, Aznar, María L, Pou, Diana, Mediavilla, Alejandro, Rubio-Maturana, Carles, Belsol-Alfonso, Marcos, Ruiz, Edurne, Goterris, Lidia, and Sulleiro, Elena
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NUCLEIC acid amplification techniques ,ASYMPTOMATIC patients ,RAPID diagnostic tests ,ISO 9001 Standard ,COUNTRY of origin (Immigrants) - Abstract
This article discusses the prevalence of malaria in asymptomatic migrants from sub-Saharan Africa in Spain. The study used real-time PCR (qPCR) as a screening technique and found a prevalence of 5.0% among the screened migrants. The main species detected was Plasmodium falciparum, followed by P. malariae and P. ovale. The study also compared the sensitivity of qPCR with microscopy and found significant agreement between the two methods. However, the study has limitations, including its retrospective design and the inclusion of only self-referred patients. Overall, the findings highlight the importance of using nucleic acid amplification tests like qPCR for malaria diagnosis in this population. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
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