Prospective comparative multi-centre study on imported Plasmodium ovale wallikeri and Plasmodium ovale curtisi infections
Abstract Background Few previous retrospective studies suggest that Plasmodium ovale wallikeri seems to have a longer latency period and produces deeper thrombocytopaenia than Plasmodium ovale curtisi.Prospective studies were warranted to better assess interspecies differences.Methods Patients with imported P.ovale spp.infection diagnosed by thick