Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 3-7 , February 2004

Detection of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum in blood donors: comparison of new method to the conventional one

  • Yaşar Ali Öner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Fatih-Istanbul 34390, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90-542-2512247; fax: +90-212-6351186
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  • Hacer Akın

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Fatih-Istanbul 34390, Turkey
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  • Bekir Kocazeybek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Fatih-Istanbul 34303, Turkey

Received 1 June 2003 ,Accepted 1 July 2003.

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PII: S1473-0502(03)00202-7

doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2003.07.003

Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 3-7 , February 2004

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