Distribution of the two forms of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte binding antigen-175 (eba-175) gene in Lao PDR

Malaria Journal

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-6

  Dittrich, Sabine ^a,d   Schwöbel, Babett ^a   Jordan, Sabine ^a   Vanisaveth, Vienxay ^b   Rattanaxay, Phetsouvanh ^b   Christophel, Eva M ^c   Phompida, Samlane ^b   Jelinek, Tomas ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b National Institute of Public Health   (Laos)

^c WHO Laos Office   (Laos)

^d Institute of Tropical Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCYTE BINDING ANTIGEN 175; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LAOS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 3042555860     PISSN: 14752875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-2-1     Document Type: Article

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