Evaluation of malaria screening in newly arrived refugees to the United States by microscopy and rapid antigen capture enzyme assay

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 948-950

  Stauffer, William M ^a,d,f   Newberry, Ashley M ^b   Cartwright, Charles P ^b   Rosenblatt, Jon E ^c   Hanson, Kevan L ^b   Sloan, Lynne ^c   Tsukayama, Dean T ^b,d   Taylor, Charlotte ^e   Juni, Billie Anne ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d Hennepin Assessment Program   (United States)

^e MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Malaria; Medical screening; Refugees

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CHILD; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; SCREENING TEST; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; MALARIA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; REFUGEES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749425379     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000235747.28644.6f     Document Type: Article

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