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Krongtong Thimasarn
Researcher at Thailand Ministry of Public Health
Publications - 1
Citations - 177
Krongtong Thimasarn is an academic researcher from Thailand Ministry of Public Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Plasmodium ovale & Plasmodium malariae. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 172 citations.
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Comparison of PCR and microscopy for the detection of asymptomatic malaria in a Plasmodium falciparum/vivax endemic area in Thailand
Russell E. Coleman,Jetsumon Sattabongkot,Sommai Promstaporm,Nongnuj Maneechai,Bousaraporn Tippayachai,Ampornpan Kengluecha,Nattawan Rachapaew,Gabriela Zollner,Robert S Miller,Jefferson A. Vaughan,Krongtong Thimasarn,Benjawan Khuntirat +11 more
TL;DR: PCR appears to be a useful method for detecting Plasmodium parasites during active malaria surveillance in Thailand, and data indicated that the discrepancy between the two methods resulted from poor performance of microscopy at low parasite densities rather thanpoor performance of PCR.