High prevalence of Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale in malaria patients along the Thai‐Myanmar border, as revealed by acridine orange staining and PCR‐based diagnoses
Zhou M, Liu Q, Wongsrichanalai C, Suwonkerd W, Panart K, Prajakwong S, Pensiri A, Kimura M, Matsuoka H, Ferreira M, Isomura S, Kawamoto F. High prevalence of Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale in malaria patients along the Thai‐Myanmar border, as revealed by acridine orange staining and PCR‐based diagnoses. Tropical Medicine And International Health 1998, 3: 304-312. PMID: 9623932, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1998.00223.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP. malariae infectionP. ovale infectionsP. malariaeThai-Myanmar borderMalaria patientsMalariae infectionOvale infectionsNew variant formAcridine orange staining methodHuman malaria parasitePlasmodium malariaeHigh prevalencePlasmodium ovaleTotal prevalenceP. ovaleP. malariae isolatesAcridine orange stainingMalariaeBurmese patientsInfectionMalaria parasitesPatientsThin smearsPrevalenceMixed infections