Role of ICT malaria immunochromatographic test for rapid diagnosis of malaria

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 167-171

  Harani, Mahadev S ^a   Beg, M Asim ^a   Khaleeq, Lubna ^a   Adil, Salman N ^a   Kakepoto, Ghulam Nabi ^a   Khurshid, Mohammad ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAMETOCYTE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIFE CYCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; VENOUS BLOOD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALARIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745092102     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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