Abstract
Mixed Plasmodium malariae and P. vivax infections in humans are reported very infrequently. The case of a 27-year-old male who sustained malaria quartana/tertiana caused by an unbalanced mixed P. malariae-P. vivax infection is reported here. Conventional tests and serology for malarial parasites were uniformly negative. Identification and quantification of the parasites were accomplished by examining bone-marrow specimens using specific real-time TaqMan PCR.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Animals
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Bone Marrow / parasitology*
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Developing Countries
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Humans
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Malaria / complications
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Malaria / diagnosis*
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Malaria / parasitology
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Malaria, Vivax / complications
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Malaria, Vivax / diagnosis*
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Malaria, Vivax / parasitology
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Male
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Plasmodium malariae / classification
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Plasmodium malariae / genetics
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Plasmodium malariae / isolation & purification*
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Plasmodium vivax / classification
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Plasmodium vivax / genetics
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Plasmodium vivax / isolation & purification*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
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Sudan
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Taq Polymerase
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