Comparison of different diagnostic techniques in Plasmodium falciparum cerebral malaria

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 186-190

  Shujatullah, Fatima ^a   Malik, Abida ^a   Khan, Haris M ^a   Malik, Ashraf ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cerebral malaria; ParaSight F test; QBC

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; HRP 2 ANTIGEN; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; BRAIN MALARIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33845405678     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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