Systematic comparison of two methods to measure parasite density from malaria blood smears

Parasitology Research

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 500-504

  Prudhomme O'Meara, Wendy ^a   Remich, Shon ^b   Ogutu, Bernhards ^b   Lucas, Martin ^b   Mtalib, Ramadan ^b   Obare, Peter ^b   Oloo, Frederick ^b   Onoka, Caroline ^b   Osoga, Joseph ^b   Ohrt, Colin ^c   McKenzie, F Ellis ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; ERYTHROCYTE; FILM; GIEMSA STAIN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEUKOCYTE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PLASMODIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANIMALS; AZURE STAINS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MICROSCOPY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33748901427     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-006-0135-x     Document Type: Article

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