Comparison of a rapid dipstick test and thick blood films for detecting parasites of plasmodium falciparum used under typical conditions at a semi-rural hospital in Cote d'Ivoire

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 85-88

  Watson, P A ^a   Laidoueu, A B ^a   Kacou, E ^a   Koudou, G ^a   Traore, M ^b  

^a Hopital Protestant de Dabou   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques   (Central African Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CHILD; COTE D'IVOIRE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0031902927     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947559802800210     Document Type: Article

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