title: Genetic polymorphisms influence Plasmodium ovale PCR detection accuracy.
abstract: Detection of Plasmodium ovale by use of a nested PCR assay with a novel Plasmodium ovale primer set was superior to detection of Plasmodium ovale by real-time PCR assays. Nested PCR was also better at detecting P. malariae. The detection of P. ovale in many patients first admitted >2 months following their return to Italy indicated that P. ovale relapses are common.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Section of Microbiology, Viale A. Gramsci, 14-43100 Parma, Italy. adriana.calderaro@unipr.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calderaro
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Piccolo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Perandin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gorrini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peruzzi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zuelli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Manca
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dettori
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chezzi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Snounou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D041122:Plasmodium ovale / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D016053:RNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D016053:RNA, Protozoan; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal