Sensitivity of laser light depolarization analysis for detection of malaria in blood samples

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 449-452

  Padial, Manuel Martínez ^a   Subirats, Mercedes ^a   Puente, Sabino ^a   Lago, Mar ^a   Crespo, Santiago ^b   Palacios, Gonzalo ^c   Baquero, Margarita ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b Megalab Laboratories   (Spain)

^c ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEME; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOZOIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; AUTOANALYZER; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL POPULATION; DEGRADATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LASER LIGHT DEPOLARIZATION ANALYSIS; LEUKOCYTE; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEMEPROTEINS; HUMANS; LASERS; LIGHT; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; PARASITEMIA; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; PLASMODIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 18044389690     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.45650-0     Document Type: Article

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