Poor accuracy of rapid diagnostic tests and misdiagnosis of imported malaria:: Are PCR-based reference laboratories the answer?

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Hänscheid, T [1 ]
Valadas, E
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[1] Hosp Santa Maria, Fac Med Lisboa, Microbiol Lab, P-1600 Lisbon, Portugal
[2] Hosp Santa Maria, Dept Infect Dis, P-1600 Lisbon, Portugal
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10.1128/JCM.40.2.736-737.2002
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Q93 [微生物学];
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