Evaluation of the polymerase chain reaction analysis for diagnosis of falciparum malaria in Delhi, India

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 176-178

  Nandwani, S ^a   Mathur, M ^a   Rawat, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Malaria; P. falciparum; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD SMEAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; INDIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PARASITEMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 23944479374     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.16590     Document Type: Article

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