Daily dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum subpopulations in asymptomatic children in a holoendemic area

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 538-547

  Farnert, Anna ^a   Snounou, Georges ^b   Rooth, Ingegerd ^c   Bjorkman, Anders ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Nyamisati Malaria Research Unit   (Tanzania)

^d DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0030989852     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.538     Document Type: Article

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