Validation of a novel FRET real-time PCR assay for simultaneous quantitative detection and discrimination of human Plasmodium parasites

• Renate Schneider,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute for Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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• Aline Lamien-Meda,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute for Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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• Herbert Auer,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute for Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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• Ursula Wiedermann-Schmidt,

  Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute for Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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• Peter L. Chiodini,

  Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation UK NEQAS Parasitology, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom

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• Julia Walochnik

  Roles Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: julia.walochnik@meduniwien.ac.at

  Affiliation Institute for Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0356-2853

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