Diagnosis of malaria using thick bloodsmears: Definition and evaluation of a faster protocol with improved readability

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 115-124

  Thellier, M ^a   Datry, A ^a   Cissé, O Alfa ^a   San, C ^a   Biligui, S ^a   Silvie, O ^a   Danis, M ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SAPONIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXPERIENCE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MICROSCOPY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREDICTION; STAINING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; TIME; TISSUE FIXATION; TRAVEL; TROPHOZOITE;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAVEL;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036217599     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/000349802125000691     Document Type: Article

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