Comparison of a parasite lactate dehydrogenase-based immunochromatographic antigen detection assay (OptiMAL®) with microscopy for the detection of malaria parasites in human blood samples

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 173-176

  Cooke, Angela Hunt ^a   Chiodini, Peter L ^a   Doherty, Tom ^b   Moody, Anthony H ^a   Ries, Junita ^c   Pinder, Margaret ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0033048548     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.173     Document Type: Article

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