High prevalence of Plamodium malariae infections in a Brazilian Amazon endemic area (Apiacás - Mato Grosso State) as detected by polymerase chain reaction

Acta Tropica

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-64

  Scopel, Kézia K G ^a   Fontes, Cor J F ^b   Nunes, Álvaro C ^a   Horta, M Fátima ^a   Braga, Érika M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; PCR; Plasmodium malariae

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DRUG PRESCRIBING; MALARIA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BLOOD SMEAR; BRAZIL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BRAZIL; MATO GROSSO; SOUTH AMERICA;

CAESALPINIA CILIATA; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 1642524259     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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