Development of a Multiplex Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Method for Simultaneous Detection of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae and Malaria Parasites by Dipstick DNA Chromatography

Spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae causes febrile illness in humans worldwide. Since SFG rickettsiosis’s clinical presentation is nonspecific, it is frequently misdiagnosed as other febrile diseases, especially malaria, and complicates proper treatment. Aiming at rapid, simple, and simultaneous d...

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Main Authors: Lavel Chinyama Moonga, Kyoko Hayashida, Naoko Kawai, Ryo Nakao, Chihiro Sugimoto, Boniface Namangala, Junya Yamagishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Diagnostics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/11/897