A rapid immunochromatographic test (ICT) for diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 257-260

  Valecha, Neena ^a   Sharma, V P ^a   Devi, C Usha ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

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Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MICROSCOPY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CROSS REACTIONS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PROTEINS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031943192     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(98)00003-0     Document Type: Article

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