A genus- and species-specific nested polymerase chain reaction malaria detection assay for epidemiologic studies

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 687-692

  Singh, Balbir ^a   Bobogare, Albino ^b   Cox Singh, Janet ^b   Snounou, Georges ^c   Abdullah, Mohammad Shukri ^b   Rahman, Hasan Abdul ^d  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^c NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Sabah Department of Health   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALARIA; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0032957739     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.687     Document Type: Article

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