Laboratory diagnosis of malaria infection - A short review of methods

Australian Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-15

  Chotivanich, Kesinee ^a   Silamut, Kamolrat ^b   Day, Nicholas P J ^a,b,c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL OXFORD TROPICAL MEDICINE RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Malaria; Microscopy; Rapid

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

AUTOPSY; BLOOD EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALARIA; MORTALITY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEROLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TROPICAL DISEASE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 33646269499     PISSN: 10381643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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