Sensitivity of P. vivax rapid antigen detection tests and possible implications for self-diagnostic use

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-122

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

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Malaria; P. Vivax; Rapid antigen detection; Self diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEVER; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION; TRAVEL;

EID: 15944417466     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1477-8939(03)00037-1     Document Type: Article

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