Detection of Plasmodium falciparum-IgG and Incidence of Asymptomatic Malaria in Pregnant Women in Nigeria

Indian Journal of Malariology

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 39-42

  Onyenekwe, C C ^a   Arinola, O G ^a   Salimonu, L S ^b  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic malaria; Gestational ages and parity; Plasmodium falciparum IgG; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; NIGERIA; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE INCIDENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; SCREENING; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SYMPTOM; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INCIDENCE; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; NIGERIA; PARITY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0344014142     PISSN: 03678326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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