Limited level of accuracy provided by available rapid diagnosis tests for malaria enhances the need for PCR-based reference laboratories

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 2736-2737

  Rubio, J M ^a   Buhigas, I ^a   Subirats, M ^a   Baquero, M ^a   Puente, S ^a   Benito, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FATALITY; HUMAN; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; LABORATORIES; MALARIA; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

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EID: 0034958034     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.7.2736-2737.2001     Document Type: Article

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