Geographic differences in the sensitivity of a polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum infection

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 647-651

  Jelinek, T ^a   Proll, S ^a   Hess, F ^a   Kabagambe, G ^b   Von Sonnenburg, F ^a   Loscher, T ^a   Kilian, A H D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^c Ger Soc for Technical Cooperation   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UGANDA;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0030483531     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.55.647     Document Type: Article

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