Evaluation of plasmodium-lactate dehydrogenase based immunochromatographic kit for the diagnosis of malaria

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 176-177

  Ahmad, Saqib Qayyum ^a   Abbasi, Shahid Ahmad ^a   Tariq, Mujahid Azeem ^a   Mirza, Shakeel Ahmed ^a   Salamat, Amjad ^a  

^a Malir National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALARIA, VIVAX; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0038746806     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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