title: Malaria real-time PCR: correlation with clinical presentation.
abstract: Among 112 patients infected only by Plasmodium falciparum, WHO criteria of severity were compared with parasite load assessed by microscopy and quantitative PCR. Clinical severity was significantly correlated with higher parasite load as determined by microscopy (p < 0.001) and by PCR (p < 0.001). Hence, quantitative PCR might be useful to predict outcome.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Centre and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dormond
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Centre and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jaton
authors.affiliation: Travel Clinic, Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: de Vallière
authors.affiliation: Travel Clinic, Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland ; Service for Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland ; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Genton
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Centre and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland ; Service for Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Greub
keywords: Diagnosis; Plasmodium falciparum; disease severity; malaria; microscopy; real-time PCR