Increased sensitivity of malaria detection by nested polymerase chain reaction using simple samplings and DNA extraction

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1575-1577

  Cox Singh, Janet ^a   Mahayet, Suraya ^a   Abdullah, Mohd Shukri ^a   Singh, Balbir ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Field epidemiology; Malaria; PCR; Plasmodium

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; DNA DETERMINATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING; SHORT SURVEY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031470967     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(97)00147-1     Document Type: Article

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