Detection of trypanosomes in suspected sleeping sickness patients in Uganda using the polymerase chain reaction

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 119-124

  Kyambadde, J W ^a   Enyaru, J C K ^b   Matovu, E ^c   Odiit, M ^d   Carasco, J F ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b Livestock Health Research Institute (LIRI)   (Uganda)

^c Livestock Health Research Institute Uganda   (Uganda)

^d Department of Biochemistry ^*  (Uganda)

Author keywords

African; Agglutination tests; Centrifugation; Hematocrit; Polymerase chain reaction; Trypanosomiasis; Uganda

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CENTRIFUGATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY TEST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITEMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; TRYPANOSOMA; UGANDA;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EASTERN AFRICA; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; PARASITIC DISEASES; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; UGANDA;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; UGANDA;

UGANDA;

EID: 0033975537     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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