Comparison of three antigen detection tests for diagnosis and follow-up of falciparum malaria in travellers returning to Berlin, Germany

Parasitology Research

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 354-357

  Grobusch, Martin P ^a   Hänscheid, Thomas ^b   Göbels, Klaus ^c   Slevogt, Hortense ^c   Zoller, Thomas ^c   Rögler, Gertrud ^c   Teichmann, Dieter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTIDINE DERIVATIVE; HISTIDINE RICH PROTEIN 2; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PARASITE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAVEL;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037350592     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-002-0764-7     Document Type: Article

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