Real-time fluorescence-based PCR for detection of malaria parasites

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 4343-4345

  Lee, May Ann ^a   Tan, Chiew Hoon ^a   Aw, Lay Tin ^a   Tang, Choon Siang ^a   Singh, Mulkit ^a   Lee, Sze Hee ^a   Chia, Hwee Pin ^a   Yap, Eric P H ^a  

^a Defence Medical Research Institute   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITEMIA; PATIENT MONITORING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DNA, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; MALARIA; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAQ POLYMERASE;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036841080     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.11.4343-4345.2002     Document Type: Article

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