Diagnosis of human trypanosomiasis, due to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense in central Africa, by the polymerase chain reaction

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 392-394

  Penchenier, L ^a   Simo, G ^a   Grebaut P ^a   Nkinin, S ^a   Laveissiere C ^a   Herder, S ^a  

^a Organisation de Coordination pour la Lutte contre les Endemies en Afrique Centrale Cameroon   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Carmeroon; Central African Republic; Diagnosis; Human African trypanosomiasis; Polymerase chain reaction; Sleeping sickness; Trypanosoma brucei gambiense

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAMEROON; CENTRAL AFRICA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESERVATION; SEROLOGY; TECHNIQUE; TRYPANOSOMA;

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE;

EID: 0033839360     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(00)90116-0     Document Type: Article

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