Diagnosis of malaria aided by polymerase chain reaction in two cases with low-level parasitaemia

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 613-615

  Speers, D J ^a,b,c   Ryan, S ^a   Harnett, G ^b   Chidlow, G ^b  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Western Australian Centre for Pathology and Medical Research   (Australia)

^c PathCentre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Malaria diagnosis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; DOXYCYCLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROSCOPY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TRAVEL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALARIA, VIVAX; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 1642430599     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2003.00500.x     Document Type: Article

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