Evaluation of a real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the diagnosis of malaria in patients from Thailand

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 850-854

  Swan, Heather ^a   Sloan, Lynne ^a   Muyombwe, Anthony ^b   Chavalitshewinkoon Petmitr, Porntip ^c   Krudsood, Srivicha ^c   Leowattana, Wattana ^c   Wilairatana, Polrat ^c   Looareesuwan, Sornchai ^c   Rosenblatt, Jon ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; DNA; RNA 18S;

ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EQUIPMENT; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MELTING POINT; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 28044461080     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.850     Document Type: Article

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