Molecular detection of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax prevalence in North Indian population

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dc.contributor.authorSingh, Taruen_US
dc.contributor.authorDas, Shuklaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSaha, Rumpaen_US
dc.contributor.authorRamachandran, VGen_US
dc.contributor.authorMukherjee, Samiranen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-02T06:32:16Z
dc.date.available2020-01-02T06:32:16Z
dc.date.issued2018-11
dc.description.abstractCurrently, malaria ranks as the 5th major cause of death in developing countries. There are six human malarial parasites species, with Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) and P. vivax (Pv) being the most predominant. This study enrolled 165 outpatients of a tertiary care hospital of the northeast district of Delhi. Blood samples were taken and were examined for malaria by slide microscopy and rapid malarial antigen detection test. DNA extraction was done and PCR was performed for genus as well as species identification. A total of 60 (36.36%) malaria positive samples were identified among a total of 165 samples collected. P. vivax and P. falciparum were found to be present in 51.66 and 13.33% samples, respectively and 18.33% samples were positive for both the species on the basis of PCR analysis. The present study suggests that while the traditional methods for diagnosis of malarial infection are gold standard they will not be able to detect mixed infections with low parasite counten_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Microbiology, UCMS & Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi-110 095, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationSingh Taru, Das Shukla, Saha Rumpa, Ramachandran VG, Mukherjee Samiran. Molecular characterization of Fusarium oxysporum by PCR amplification of 18S rRNA gene region. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 2018 Nov; 56(11): 842-846en_US
dc.identifier.issn0975-1009
dc.identifier.issn0019-5189
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/191009
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherNISCAIR-CSIR, Indiaen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber11en_US
dc.relation.volume56en_US
dc.source.urihttps://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/45341en_US
dc.titleMolecular detection of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax prevalence in North Indian populationen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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