Evaluation of DNA Recombinant Methodologies for the Diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum and their Comparison with the Microscopy Assay

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 639-646

  Urdaneta, L ^b   Guevara, P ^a   Ramirez, J L ^b  

^a Esc Malariologia y Saneamiento A   (Venezuela)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

PROTOZOAL DNA; RECOMBINANT DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA PROBE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; METHODOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENEZUELA;

ANIMALS; DNA PROBES; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RECOMBINANT; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0032151406     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761998000500014     Document Type: Review

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