Discordant Diagnosis of Malaria in a Family of Child Refugees from Sierra Leone
The clinical presentation and diagnosis of malaria involving a family with seven children who arrived in Canada as refugees is reported. Discrepancies in front-line testing using microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests compared with confirmatory testing using real-time polymerase chain reaction in thi...
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| description | The clinical presentation and diagnosis of malaria involving a family with seven children who arrived in Canada as refugees is reported. Discrepancies in front-line testing using microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests compared with confirmatory testing using real-time polymerase chain reaction in this cluster of symptomatic and asymptomatic patients were identified. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e5d7d29d5c5b4dbeb45470fb1233ea332025-02-03T05:45:46ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322013-01-01241e22e2310.1155/2013/310789Discordant Diagnosis of Malaria in a Family of Child Refugees from Sierra LeoneStephanie K Yanow0Daniel Gregson1Rupesh Chawla2Provincial Laboratory for Public Health, Edmonton, CanadaCalgary Lab Services, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaAlberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaThe clinical presentation and diagnosis of malaria involving a family with seven children who arrived in Canada as refugees is reported. Discrepancies in front-line testing using microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests compared with confirmatory testing using real-time polymerase chain reaction in this cluster of symptomatic and asymptomatic patients were identified.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/310789 |
| spellingShingle | Stephanie K Yanow Daniel Gregson Rupesh Chawla Discordant Diagnosis of Malaria in a Family of Child Refugees from Sierra Leone Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Discordant Diagnosis of Malaria in a Family of Child Refugees from Sierra Leone |
| title_full | Discordant Diagnosis of Malaria in a Family of Child Refugees from Sierra Leone |
| title_fullStr | Discordant Diagnosis of Malaria in a Family of Child Refugees from Sierra Leone |
| title_full_unstemmed | Discordant Diagnosis of Malaria in a Family of Child Refugees from Sierra Leone |
| title_short | Discordant Diagnosis of Malaria in a Family of Child Refugees from Sierra Leone |
| title_sort | discordant diagnosis of malaria in a family of child refugees from sierra leone |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/310789 |
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