Assessment of a simplified method for counting leukocytic malaria pigment

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 588-592

  Lell, Bertrand ^a,b   Missinou, Michel A ^a,b   Issifou, Saadou ^a,b   Matsiegui, Pierre Blaise ^a,b   Olola, Christopher H O ^c   Taylor, Terrie E ^d   Kremsner, Peter G ^a,b  

^a ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Gabon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRAERYTHROCYTIC PIGMENT; PIGMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CELL COUNT; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATALITY; FEMALE; GABON; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MONOCYTE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NEUTROPHIL; PHAGOCYTE; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

EID: 24944493177     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.588     Document Type: Article

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