Accuracy of Pf HRP2 versus Pf-pLDH antigen detection by malaria rapid diagnostic tests in hospitalized children in a seasonal hyperendemic malaria transmission area in Burkina Faso
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عنوان ژورنال: Malaria Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1475-2875
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-20