High Performance of Histidine-Rich Protein 2 Based Rapid Diagnostic Tests in French Guiana are Explained by the Absence of pfhrp2 Gene Deletion in P. falciparum

Mélanie Trouvay; Georges Palazon; Franck Berger; Béatrice Volney; Denis Blanchet; Emilie Faway; Damien Donato; Eric Legrand; Bernard Carme; Lise Musset

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074269

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High Performance of Histidine-Rich Protein 2 Based Rapid Diagnostic Tests in French Guiana are Explained by the Absence of pfhrp2 Gene Deletion in P. falciparum

Mélanie Trouvay ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Mélanie Trouvay, Georges Palazon

Affiliation Laboratoire de parasitologie, Centre National de Référence de la Chimiorésistance du Paludisme, région Antilles-Guyane, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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Georges Palazon ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Mélanie Trouvay, Georges Palazon

Affiliation Laboratoire Hospitalo-Universitaire de Parasitologie et Mycologie Médicale, Equipe Accueil 3593, Unité de Formation et de Recherche de Médecine de l’Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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Franck Berger,

Affiliation Unité d’épidémiologie, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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Béatrice Volney,

Affiliation Laboratoire de parasitologie, Centre National de Référence de la Chimiorésistance du Paludisme, région Antilles-Guyane, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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Denis Blanchet,

Affiliation Laboratoire Hospitalo-Universitaire de Parasitologie et Mycologie Médicale, Equipe Accueil 3593, Unité de Formation et de Recherche de Médecine de l’Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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Emilie Faway,

Affiliation Laboratoire de parasitologie, Centre National de Référence de la Chimiorésistance du Paludisme, région Antilles-Guyane, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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Damien Donato,

Affiliation Laboratoire de parasitologie, Centre National de Référence de la Chimiorésistance du Paludisme, région Antilles-Guyane, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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Eric Legrand,

Affiliation Laboratoire de parasitologie, Centre National de Référence de la Chimiorésistance du Paludisme, région Antilles-Guyane, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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Bernard Carme,

Affiliation Laboratoire Hospitalo-Universitaire de Parasitologie et Mycologie Médicale, Equipe Accueil 3593, Unité de Formation et de Recherche de Médecine de l’Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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Lise Musset

* E-mail: lisemusset@gmail.com

Affiliation Laboratoire de parasitologie, Centre National de Référence de la Chimiorésistance du Paludisme, région Antilles-Guyane, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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High Performance of Histidine-Rich Protein 2 Based Rapid Diagnostic Tests in French Guiana are Explained by the Absence of pfhrp2 Gene Deletion in P. falciparum

Mélanie Trouvay,
Georges Palazon,
Franck Berger,
Béatrice Volney,
Denis Blanchet,
Emilie Faway,
Damien Donato,
Eric Legrand,
Bernard Carme,
Lise Musset

Published: September 23, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074269

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