Development and Efficacy of Real-Time PCR in the Diagnosis of Vivax Malaria Using Field Samples in the Republic of Korea

Jung-Yeon Kim; Youn-Kyoung Goo; So-Young Ji; Hyun-Il Shin; Eun-Taek Han; Yeonchul Hong; Dong-Il Chung; Shin-Hyung Cho; Won-Ja Lee

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0105871

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Development and Efficacy of Real-Time PCR in the Diagnosis of Vivax Malaria Using Field Samples in the Republic of Korea

Jung-Yeon Kim ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jung-Yeon Kim, Youn-Kyoung Goo

Affiliation Division of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Health, Korea CDC, Osong Saeng-myeong 2 ro, Osong Health Technology Administration Complex 187, Osong, Republic of Korea
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Youn-Kyoung Goo ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jung-Yeon Kim, Youn-Kyoung Goo

Affiliations Division of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Health, Korea CDC, Osong Saeng-myeong 2 ro, Osong Health Technology Administration Complex 187, Osong, Republic of Korea, Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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So-Young Ji,

Affiliation Division of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Health, Korea CDC, Osong Saeng-myeong 2 ro, Osong Health Technology Administration Complex 187, Osong, Republic of Korea
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Hyun-Il Shin,

Affiliation Division of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Health, Korea CDC, Osong Saeng-myeong 2 ro, Osong Health Technology Administration Complex 187, Osong, Republic of Korea
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Eun-Taek Han,

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Kangwon National University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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Yeonchul Hong,

Affiliation Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Dong-Il Chung,

Affiliation Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Shin-Hyung Cho,

Affiliation Division of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Health, Korea CDC, Osong Saeng-myeong 2 ro, Osong Health Technology Administration Complex 187, Osong, Republic of Korea
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Won-Ja Lee

* E-mail: leewonja@gmail.com

Affiliation Division of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Health, Korea CDC, Osong Saeng-myeong 2 ro, Osong Health Technology Administration Complex 187, Osong, Republic of Korea
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Development and Efficacy of Real-Time PCR in the Diagnosis of Vivax Malaria Using Field Samples in the Republic of Korea

Jung-Yeon Kim,
Youn-Kyoung Goo,
So-Young Ji,
Hyun-Il Shin,
Eun-Taek Han,
Yeonchul Hong,
Dong-Il Chung,
Shin-Hyung Cho,
Won-Ja Lee

Published: August 22, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105871

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