Challenging diagnosis of Plasmodium ovale malaria in a Colombian traveler: the importance of including P. ovale wallikeri in molecular screening
Carlos Nieto-Clavijo,
Liliana Morales,
Angela Patricia Guerra Vega
et al.
Abstract:This study reports a challenging diagnosis of
Plasmodium ovale
malaria in a Colombian citizen returning from Cameroon. Initial microscopy screenings conducted at two private hospitals yielded conflicting results, with the first showing negative smears and the second diagnosing
P. vivax
. Subsequent microscopy examinations at two government laboratories identified
P. ovale
, although the routine species-specific PCR strategy was negative. PCR … Show more
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