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Saliva Specimens Diagnose Respiratory Virus by POC Assay
The use of saliva as a specimen for the detection of respiratory viruses has been proposed as an alternative to nasopharyngeal aspirate or nasopharyngeal swab: saliva may have the advantage to cause less discomfort in patients and less risk for healthcare workers. More...05 Jul 2018

Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Identifies Malaria Species
Malaria is an infectious disease caused by different species of Plasmodium, of which, five species are reported to infect humans. Since malaria caused by P. falciparum is the most serious, with high mortality, accurate and prompt diagnosis is especially important to effective management. More...05 Jul 2018



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