One year's experience with the polymerase chain reaction as a routine method for the diagnosis of imported malaria

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 503-508

  Morassin, B ^a   Fabre, R ^a   Berry, A ^a   Magnaval, J F ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036561895     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2002.66.503     Document Type: Article

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