Comparison of the OptiMAL test with PCR for diagnosis of malaria in immigrants

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3644-3646

  Iqbal, Jamshaid ^a   Sher, Ali ^a   Hira, Parsotam R ^a   Al Owaish, Rashed ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GAMETOCYTE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE;

EID: 0032834324     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.11.3644-3646.1999     Document Type: Article

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