Evaluation of two tests based on the detection of histidine rich protein 2 for the diagnosis of imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 285-288

  Van Den Ende, J ^a,b   Vervoort, T ^a   Van Gompel, A ^a   Lynen, L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; ICT Malaria Pf test; Malaria; Para Sight F test; Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium malariae; Plasmodium ovale; Plasmodium vivax

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; HISTIDINE; HISTIDINE RICH PROTEIN 2; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BLOOD SMEAR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MICROSCOPY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; TEST STRIP; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROPHOZOITE;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031832414     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(98)91013-6     Document Type: Article

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