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| Title |
Misclassification of Plasmodium infections by conventional microscopy and the impact of remedial training on the proficiency of laboratory technicians in species identification
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| Published in |
Malaria Journal, March 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-12-113 |
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| Authors |
Peter Obare, Bernhards Ogutu, Mohammed Adams, James Sande Odera, Ken Lilley, David Dosoo, Christine Adhiambo, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Fred Binka, Elizabeth Wanja, Jacob Johnson |
| Abstract |
Malaria diagnosis is largely dependent on the demonstration of parasites in stained blood films by conventional microscopy. Accurate identification of the infecting Plasmodium species relies on detailed examination of parasite morphological characteristics, such as size, shape, pigment granules, besides the size and shape of the parasitized red blood cells and presence of cell inclusions. This work explores misclassifications of four Plasmodium species by conventional microscopy relative to the proficiency of microscopists and morphological characteristics of the parasites on Giemsa-stained blood films. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 90 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Peru | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 88 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 15 | 17% |
| Researcher | 14 | 16% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 13 | 14% |
| Unknown | 18 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 23% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 15 | 17% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 12 | 13% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 4% |
| Engineering | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 14 | 16% |
| Unknown | 20 | 22% |