Parasitological diagnosis of human African trypanosomiasis: A comparison of the OBC® acid miniature anion-exchange centrifugation techniques

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 288-289

  Truc, P ^a   Jamonneau, V ^a   N'Guessan, P ^a   Diallo, P B ^a   Garcia, A ^a  

^a OCCGE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Cote d'Ivoire; Diagnosis; Human African trypanosomiasis; Miniature anion exchange centrifugation technique; QBC technique; Trypanosoma brucei gambiense; Trypanosomiasis

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANION EXCHANGE; CENTRIFUGATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTE D'IVOIRE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; SHORT SURVEY; TRYPANOSOMA;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE;

EID: 0031805350     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(98)91014-8     Document Type: Article

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