High malaria PCR positivity in asymptomatic migrants from sub-Saharan Africa

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Perez-Ugarte, Arantxa [1 ,2 ]
Oliveira-Souto, Ines [3 ,4 ]
Nadal-Baron, Patricia [1 ,2 ]
Zarzuela, Francesc [3 ]
Serre-Delcor, Nuria [3 ,4 ]
Trevino, Begona [3 ,4 ]
Aznar, Maria L. [3 ,4 ]
Pou, Diana [3 ,4 ]
Mediavilla, Alejandro [1 ,2 ]
Rubio-Maturana, Carles [1 ,2 ]
Belsol-Alfonso, Marcos [1 ]
Ruiz, Edurne
Goterris, Lidia [1 ]
Sulleiro, Elena [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Vall dHebron Univ Hosp, Microbiol Dept, Barcelona 08035, Spain
[2] Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Dept Genet & Microbiol, Barcelona 08193, Spain
[3] Vall dHebron Univ Hosp, Int Hlth Programme Catalan Hlth Inst PROSICS Barce, Vall dHebron Drassanes Int Hlth Unit, Infect Dis Dept, Barcelona 08001, Spain
[4] Inst Salud Carlos III, Ctr Biomed Res Network Infect Dis, CIBERINF, Madrid 28029, Spain
关键词
International; health; malaria; PCR; asymptomatic; BLOOD;
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10.1093/jtm/taae087
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
This study describes a high prevalence of malaria in 2894 asymptomatic migrants from sub-Saharan Africa over an 8-year period using qPCR as a screening technique. The use of nucleic acid amplification tests constitutes a good alternative for malaria diagnosis in this moving population.
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