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. 2020 Sep 4;19:325. doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03396-1

Correction to: Use of a NAT-based assay to improve the surveillance system and prevent transfusion-transmitted malaria in blood banks

Daniele Rocha 3,5, Gisely Cardoso de Melo 1,2, José Marcelo Hipólito Carneiro 6, Marisa Ribeiro 3,5, Sthefanie Ribeiro 3, Daniela Tupy de Godoy 3, Elaine Costa 3, Anne Cristine Gomes de Almeida 1, Elisabete Ferreira de Andrade 3,5, Cláudia Maria de Moura Abrahim 6, Nelson Abrahim Fraiji 6, Antonio Gomes Pinto Ferreira 3, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro 1,2, Rodrigo Brindeiro 5, Amilcar Tanuri 5, Marcus Vinicius Guimarães de Lacerda 1,2,4, Patrícia Alvarez 3,✉
PMCID: PMC7650224  PMID: 32887623

Correction to: Malar J (2020) 19:275 10.1186/s12936-020-03345-y

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors flagged that an author has been erroneously excluded from the article’s authorship.

The missing author is Elaine Costa, who was part of the team that validated the NAT platform, did the pilot study and analyzed the results.

To correct this error, please find Elaine Costa included in the author list of this correction.

In addition, please see here for the (corrected) Author Contributions statement:

GCM, ACGA, JHC, CMMA, NAF were responsible for patient recruitment and laboratory procedures; DR, MR, SR,EC, EFA validated the NAT platform and did the pilot study; DR, GCM, DTG, AT analyzed the results and wrote first draft of the manuscript; PA, GCM, AGPF, AT, WMM, and MVGL analyzed the results, revised and approved the final version of the manuscript.

The authors apologize for any inconvenience caused.

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  • 1.Rocha D, de Melo GC, Carneiro JMH, Ribeiro M, Ribeiro S, de Godoy DT, Costa E, de Almeida ACG, de Andrade EF, de Moura Abrahim CM, Fraiji NA, Ferreira AGP, Monteiro WM, Brindeiro R, Tanuri A, de Lacerda MVG, Alvarez P. Use of a NAT-based assay to improve the surveillance system and prevent transfusion-transmitted malaria in blood banks. Malar J. 2020;19:275. doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03345-y. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

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