You are seeing a free-to-access but limited selection of the activity Altmetric has collected about this research output.
Click here to find out more.
Mendeley readers
| Title |
A direct comparison of real time PCR on plasma and blood to detect Plasmodium falciparum infection in children
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
Malaria Journal, June 2012
|
| DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-11-201 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Abigail A Lamikanra, Carlota Dobaño, Alfons Jiménez, Augusto Nhabomba, Hoi P Tsang, Caterina Guinovart, Maria N Manaca, Llorenç Quinto, Ruth Aguilar, Pau Cisteró, Pedro L Alonso, David J Roberts, Alfredo Mayor |
| Abstract |
Estimation of Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia can vary with the method used and time of sampling. Quantitative real time PCR (qPCR) on whole blood or plasma samples has previously been shown to be more sensitive than thick film microscopy. However the efficiencies of each method have not been compared using samples obtained from infants less than one year old. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 45 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 43 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 24% |
| Researcher | 10 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 5 | 11% |
| Unknown | 7 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 24% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 18% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 9% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 4% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| Unknown | 15 | 33% |