Performance of two rapid tests for plasmodium falciparum malaria in patients with rheumatoid factors

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 338, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 1075-

  Bartoioni, Alkssandko ^a   Sabatinhu, Guido ^b   Bkmcci, Mauriio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTIDINE; PARASITE ANTIGEN; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

EID: 0032499070     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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