Occult Plasmodium vivax infection diagnosed by a polymerase chain reaction-based detection system: A case report

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 188-190

  Blossom, David B ^a   King, Charles H ^b   Armitage, Keith B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ATOVAQUONE; CHLOROQUINE; PRIMAQUINE; PROGUANIL; RIBOSOME DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 24644469098     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.188     Document Type: Article

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