Use of a rapid, single-round, multiplex PCR to detect malarial parasites and identify the species present.
Padley, D;
Moody, AH;
Chiodini, PL;
Saldanha, J;
(2003)
Use of a rapid, single-round, multiplex PCR to detect malarial parasites and identify the species present.
Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology, 97 (2).
pp. 131-137.
ISSN 0003-4983
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/000349803125002977
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A new, rapid assay, based on a single-round, multiplex PCR, can be used to detect Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. malariae or P. ovale in human blood. The PCR, which targets the conserved 18S small-subunit RNA genes of the parasites, not only permits a malarial infection to be detected but also allows each Plasmodium species present to be identified, even in cases of mixed infection.
