Mockenhaupt, F.P.; Ulmen, U.; von Gaertner, C.; Bedu-Addo, G.; Bienzle, U.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology 40(1): 306-308
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0095-1137
PMID: 11773140
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.40.1.306-308.2002
In a group of 596 delivering women in Ghana, the sensitivities of peripheral blood thick film microscopy, ICT Malaria P.f/P.v test, and PCR in detecting microscopically confirmed placental Plasmodium falciparum infection were 42, 80, and 97%, respectively.