Evaluation of a colorimetric PCR-based assay to diagnose Plasmodium falciparum malaria in travelers

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 339-341

  Zhong, Kathleen J Y ^a   Kain, Kevin C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAVEL;

EID: 0032901539     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.2.339-341.1999     Document Type: Article

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