Detection of lymphatic Wuchereria bancrofti in carriers and long-term storage blood samples using semi-nested PCR

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 169-172

  Kanjanavas, P ^a   Tan Ariya, P ^b   Khawsak, P ^a   Pakpitcharoen, A ^a   Phantana, S ^c   Chansiri, K ^a  

^a SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Semi nested PCR; Wuchereria bancrofti

Indexed keywords

DNA; SELFISH DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD STORAGE; BRUGIA MALAYI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DETECTION; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

BRUGIA MALAYI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 15944415828     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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