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- adjective Knowles (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Knowles's ..."
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Examples
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Test for P. knowlesi malaria not routine in remote areas
SciDev.Net 2009
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Plasmodium knowlesi exists, says Balbir Singh, but it isn't routine in rural areas where the disease is common.
SciDev.Net 2009
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Physicians should be aware that knowlesi infection is an important differential diagnosis in febrile travellers, with a recent travel history to forested areas in south-east Asia, including short-term travellers who tested negative with rapid diagnostic tests.
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Plasmodium knowlesi exists, says Balbir Singh, but it isn't routine in rural areas where the disease is common.
SciDev.Net 2009
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Plasmodium knowlesi exists, says Balbir Singh, but it isn't routine in rural areas where the disease is common.
SciDev.Net 2009
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Plasmodium knowlesi is typically found in nature in macaques and has recently been recognized as the fifth species of Plasmodium causing malaria in human populations in south-east Asia.
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His P. knowlesi infection was not detected using a rapid diagnostic test for malaria, but was confirmed by PCR and molecular characterization.
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Evaluation of rapid diagnostic kits with further samples from knowlesi malaria patients are necessary, since early identification and appropriate anti-malarial treatment of suspected cases are essential due to the rapid growth and potentially life-threatening nature of P. knowlesi.
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A case of knowlesi malaria is described in a Swedish man, who became ill after returning from a short visit to Malaysian Borneo in October 2006.
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Test for P. knowlesi malaria not routine in remote areas
SciDev.Net 2009
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