| comparison of three real-time pcr methods with blood smears and rapid diagnostic test in plasmodium sp. infection. | in cases of malaria, rapid and accurate diagnosis of plasmodium sp. is essential. in this study three different quantitative, real-time pcr methods were compared with routine methods used for malaria diagnosis. a comparative study was conducted prospectively in the laboratories of montpellier and nîmes university hospitals. the methods used for routine diagnostic malaria testing consisted of microscopic examination of giemsa-stained blood smears and rapid diagnostic tests. three quantitative rea ... | 2010 | 19840032 |