Assumed White Blood Cell Count of 8,000 Cells/μL Overestimates Malaria Parasite Density in the Brazilian Amazon

• Eduardo R. Alves-Junior,

  Affiliations Julio Müller Hospital, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil, Biomedicine Department, Univag University Centre, Varzea Grande, Mato Grosso, Brazil

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• Luciano T. Gomes,

  Affiliations Julio Müller Hospital, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil, Biomedicine Department, Univag University Centre, Varzea Grande, Mato Grosso, Brazil, Medical Department, Facimed Course of Medicine, Cacoal, Rondônia, Brazil

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• Daniele Ribatski-Silva,

  Affiliation Julio Müller Hospital, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

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• Clebson Rodrigues J. Mendes,

  Affiliation Julio Müller Hospital, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

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• Fabio A. Leal-Santos,

  Affiliation Julio Müller Hospital, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

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• Luciano R. Simões,

  Affiliation Julio Müller Hospital, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

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• Marcia Beatriz C. Mello,

  Affiliation Julio Müller Hospital, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

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• Cor Jesus F. Fontes

  * E-mail: corfontes@gmail.com

  Affiliations Julio Müller Hospital, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil, Medical Department, Facimed Course of Medicine, Cacoal, Rondônia, Brazil

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