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| Title |
High-resolution melting analysis reveals low Plasmodium parasitaemia infections among microscopically negative febrile patients in western Kenya
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| Published in |
Malaria Journal, November 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-13-429 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Purity N Kipanga, David Omondi, Paul O Mireji, Patrick Sawa, Daniel K Masiga, Jandouwe Villinger |
| Abstract |
Microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are common tools for diagnosing malaria, but are deficient in detecting low Plasmodium parasitaemia. A novel molecular diagnostic tool (nPCR-HRM) that combines the sensitivity and specificity of nested PCR (nPCR) and direct PCR-high resolution melting analysis (dPCR-HRM) was developed. To evaluate patterns of anti-malarial drug administration when no parasites are detected, nPCR-HRM was employed to screen blood samples for low parasitaemia from febrile patients without microscopically detectable Plasmodium infections in a rural malaria-endemic setting. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 115 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Kenya | 2 | 2% |
| Unknown | 111 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 21 | 18% |
| Researcher | 20 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 21 | 18% |
| Unknown | 17 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 26 | 23% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 21 | 18% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 17% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 6 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 17 | 15% |
| Unknown | 23 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 November 2014.
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#17,731,702
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#4,842
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#173,054
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#69
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