Sensitivity of a polymerase chain reaction-based assay to detect Onchocerca volvulus DNA in skin biopsies

Parasitology Research

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 395-401

  Fischer, P ^a   Rubaale, T ^b   Meredith, S E O ^c   Buttner D W ^a  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b Financial Systems Development Section   (Germany)

^c Mectizan Donation Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA PROBE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KENYA; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY;

ANIMALS; DNA, HELMINTH; HUMANS; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN;

ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS;

EID: 0029944238     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050135     Document Type: Article

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