Serological detection of Plasmodium vivax malaria using recombinant proteins corresponding to the 19-kDa C-terminal region of the merozoite surface protein-1

Malaria Journal

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-7

  Rodrigues, Maria Helena C ^a   Cunha, Maristela G ^b   Machado, Ricardo L D ^c   Ferreira Jr , Orlando C ^d   Rodrigues, Mauricio M ^e   Soares, Irene S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO EVANDRO CHAGAS   (Brazil)

^d HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 1; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PICHIA PASTORIS; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SERUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 1842640611     PISSN: 14752875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-2-1     Document Type: Article

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