The use of a dipstick antigen-capture assay for the diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum infection in a remote forested area of central India

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 188-191

  Singh, Neeru ^a   Singh, M P ^a   Sharma, V P ^b  

^a NSCB MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; HISTIDINE RICH PROTEIN 2; METAKELFIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FOREST; GAMETOCYTE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 0030896920     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.188     Document Type: Article

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