Comparison of placental blood microscopy and the ICT HRP2 rapid diagnostic test to detect placental malaria.

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Published in Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg on July 20, 2012

Authors

Ruth Aguilar1, Sonia Machevo, Clara Menéndez, Azucena Bardají, Augusto Nhabomba, Pedro L Alonso, Alfredo Mayor

Author Affiliations

1: Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. ruth.aguilar@cresib.cat

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