Retrospective evaluation of exposure to P. falciparum using antibodies to circumsporozoite protein and to cultured P. falciparum antigens

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-71

  Mølle, Ingolf ^a   Petersen, Eskild ^b   Buhl, Mads R ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Parasitologisk Laboratorium   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; MEFLOQUINE; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MALARIA; MALE; MOSQUITO; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF MEDICATION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA, EASTERN; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CATTLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL;

EID: 0033019338     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365549950161916     Document Type: Article

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