Detection of Wuchereria bancrofti DNA in patients' sputum by the polymerase chain reaction

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 531-532

  Abbasi, Ibrahim ^a   Hamburger, Joseph ^a   Githure, John ^b   Ochola, Jessica J ^b   Agure, Richard ^b   Koech, Davy K ^b   Ramzy, Reda ^c   Gad, Adel ^c   Williams, Steven A ^d  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; Filariasis; Polymerase chain reaction; Sputum; Wuchereria bancrofti

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPUTUM; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0029858755     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90308-9     Document Type: Article

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