Parasitological detection of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense in serologically negative sleeping-sickness suspects from north-western Uganda

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 845-850

  Enyaru, J C K ^a   Matovu, E ^a   Akol, M ^a   Sebikali, C ^a   Kyambadde, J ^b   Schmidt, C ^c   Brun, R ^c   Kaminsky, R ^c   Ogwal, L M ^d   Kansiime, F ^d  

^a Livestock Health Research Institute   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d Co ordinating Off Contr T ^*  (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; GLYCOPROTEIN;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITOLOGY; PARASITOSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; TRYPANOSOMA; UGANDA;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE;

EID: 0032323326     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034989858880     Document Type: Article

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