Detection of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, in serologically positive but aparasitaemic sleeping-sickness suspects in Cameroon, by PCR

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 475-483

  Kanmogne, G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CAMEROON; CENTRIFUGATION; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYSIS; MALE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITEMIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SERODIAGNOSIS; TRYPANOSOMA;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE;

EID: 0029908090     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1996.11813072     Document Type: Article

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