title: Discordant diagnosis of malaria in a family of child refugees from Sierra Leone.
abstract: The clinical presentation and diagnosis of malaria involving a family with seven children who arrived in Canada as refugees is reported. Discrepancies in front-line testing using microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests compared with confirmatory testing using real-time polymerase chain reaction in this cluster of symptomatic and asymptomatic patients were identified.
authors.affiliation: Provincial Laboratory for Public Health, Edmonton;
authors.forename: Stephanie K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Yanow
authors.affiliation: Calgary Lab Services, Calgary, Alberta;
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gregson
authors.affiliation: Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta; ; University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta.
authors.forename: Rupesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chawla
keywords: Diagnosis; Malaria; Refugees