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PARASITOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
卷 52, 期 3, 页码 229-236出版社
ELSEVIER SCI IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5769(03)00028-X
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Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium vivax; differential diagnosis; 18S rRNA; multiplex PCR
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A multiplex PCR was designed for the differential diagnosis of the two parasite species by targeting the 18S rRNA gene with a set of primer combinations, amplifying DNA fragments of 1451-bp and 833-bp for P falciparum and P vivax, respectively. The sensitivity of this PCR test was high, as minimal as 0.1 parasite per one microliter of blood sample and a minimum of four copies of the target gene could be detected. For the diagnosis of mixed infection of two Plasmodium spp., there were no apparent competition or cross-reaction between the majority and minority Plasmodium species. The multiplex PCR was evaluated on 210 clinical samples and 60 normal controls. The PCR test yielded highly concordant results with microscopic examination, with the only one exception of a mixed (P falciparum plus P vivax) infection case, which was diagnosed as a single infection of P falciparum by microscopy. We propose that the multiplex PCR is a sensitive, specific, and rapid tool that can serve as a useful differential diagnostic tool for detecting P falciparum and P vivax. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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