title: Active case detection with pooled real-time PCR to eliminate malaria in Trat province, Thailand.
abstract: We conducted contact tracing and high-risk group screening using pooled real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to support malaria elimination in Thailand. PCR detected more Plasmodium infections than the local and expert microscopists. High-throughput pooling technique reduced costs and allowed prompt reporting of results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7435, USA. rogawski@unc.edu
authors.forename: Elizabeth T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Rogawski
authors.forename: Kanungnit
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Congpuong
authors.forename: Prayuth
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sudathip
authors.forename: Wichai
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Satimai
authors.forename: Rungniran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sug-aram
authors.forename: Supannee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aruncharus
authors.forename: Ampai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Darakapong
authors.forename: Suravadee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitchakarn
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Meshnick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016358:Contact Tracing; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan