Use of polymerase chain reaction in human African trypanosomiasis stage determination and follow-up

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 745-748

  Truc, P ^a   Jamonneau, V ^b   Cuny, G ^a   Frezil J L ^a  

^a en Recherche Agronomique pour le   (France)

^b Institut Pierre Richet Bouake   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; MONITORING; PARASITE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CENTRIFUGATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAGING; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; CENTRIFUGATION; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MELARSOPROL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

AFRICA;

EID: 0032856350     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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