Microscopic diagnosis of blood parasites following a cytoconcentration technique

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 637-642

  Petithory, J C ^a   Ardoin, F ^a   Ash, L R ^b   Vandemeulebroucke, E ^a   Galeazzi, G ^c   Dufour, M ^a   Paugam, A ^d  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE GONESSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

^d Hopital Cochin ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; SAPONIN; THIOMERSAL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYTOCENTRIFUGATION; CYTODIAGNOSIS; GIEMSA STAIN; LEISHMANIA; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

EID: 0031461176     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.637     Document Type: Article

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