Dependence of malaria detection and species diagnosis by microscopy on parasite density

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 372-376

  McKenzie, F Ellis ^a   Sirichaisinthop, Jeeraphat ^b   Miller, R Scott ^c   Gasser Jr , Robert A ^d   Wongsrichanalai, Chansuda ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b V Borne Dis Ctrl Reg Off No 1   (Thailand)

^c U S ARMY   (United States)

^d WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^e US Naval Medical Research Unit No 2 Jakarta   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SMEAR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; MYANMAR; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DENSITY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITEMIA; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STANDARD; THAILAND; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLASMODIUM; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

PROTOZOA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PLASMODIUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND;

EID: 0642343215     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2003.69.372     Document Type: Article

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