Evaluation of different methods for diagnosis of P. falciparum malaria

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-51

  Mendiratta, D K ^a   Bhutada, K ^a   Narang, R ^a   Narang, P ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

P. falciparum; Rapid methods

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FILM; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RELIABILITY; STAINING;

EID: 33645507270     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.19895     Document Type: Article

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