The use of flow cytometry as a diagnostic test for malaria parasites

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 552-559

  Wongchotigul, Varee ^a,e   Suwanna, Nirut ^a   Krudsood, Srivicha ^a   Chindanond, Duangrudee ^b   Kano, Shigeyuki ^c   Hanaoka, Nobuaki ^d   Akai, Yasumasa ^d   Maekawa, Yasunori ^d   Nakayama, Satoshi ^d   Kojima, Somei ^e   Looareesuwan, Sornchai ^e  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d SYSMEX CORPORATION   (Japan)

^e MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 20844445789     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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