Effective and cheap removal of leukocytes and platelets from <it>Plasmodium vivax </it>infected blood

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Investigations of <it>Plasmodium vivax </it>are restricted to samples collected from infected persons or primates, because this parasite cannot be maintained in <it>in vitro </it>cultures. Contamination of <...

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Main Authors: Snounou Georges, Phyo Aung, Leimanis Mara L, Lek-Uthai Usa, Suwanarusk Rossarin, Kaewpongsri Supaporn, Sriprawat Kanlaya, Russell Bruce, Renia Laurent, Nosten François
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/8/1/115