Reliability of malaria microscopy in epidemiological studies: Results of quality control

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-8

  Kilian, A H D ^a,b,e   Metzger, W G ^a   Mutschelknauss, E J ^b   Kabagambe, G ^c   Langi, P ^d   Korte, R ^e   Von Sonnenburg, F ^b  

^a Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit mbH   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c District Health Services   (Uganda)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^e Financial Systems Development Section   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Malaria; Microscopy; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; NONHUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MICROSCOPY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033976086     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2000.00509.x     Document Type: Article

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