[Human natural infection of Plasmodium knowlesi].
Huai-min Zhu, Jun Li, Hui Zheng
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A blood film slide taken from a patient previously diagnosed as vivax malaria in Mojiang County, Yunnan Province, showing atypical forms, PCR amplification confirmed that the patient was infected by P. knowlesi.
Abstract
A blood film slide taken from a patient previously diagnosed as vivax malaria in Mojiang County, Yunnan Province, showing atypical forms. The ring forms had multinuclei, and the late trophozoites trended to form band. The schizonts and gametocytes were somewhat alike to Plasmodium vivax. PCR amplification confirmed that the patient was infected by P. knowlesi.
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ZHU, Huai-min; LI, Jun; ZHENG, Hui. [Human natural infection of plasmodium knowlesi]. Zhongguo ji sheng chong xue yu ji sheng chong bing za zhi = Chinese journal of parasitology & parasitic diseases, 2006, 24 1: 70–1.