Molecular analysis of strains of Plasmodium vivax from paired primary and relapse infections

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 373-379

  Craig, Alyson A ^a   Kain, Kevin C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALE; MEROZOITE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SPOROZOITE; TRAVEL;

EID: 0029954853     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/174.2.373     Document Type: Article

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