Prospective assessment of a new polymerase chain reaction target (STEVOR) for imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 679-681

  Filisetti, D ^a   Bombard, S ^c   N'Guiri, C ^d   Dahan, R ^a   Molet, B ^a   Abou Bacar, A ^a   Hansmann, Y ^b   Christmann, D ^b   Candolfi, E ^a  

^a Institut de Parasitologie et de Pathologie Tropicale de Strasbourg (IPPTS) EA7292   (France)

^b HÔPITAL CIVIL   (France)

^c DiaMed AG   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES DE LA SANTÉ   (Gabon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAVEL;

EID: 0036392201     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-002-0800-7     Document Type: Article

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