Comparison of the diagnosis of malaria by microscopy, immunochromatography and PCR in endemic areas of Venezuela

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 535-543

  Rodulfo, H ^a   De Donato, Marcos ^a   Mora, R ^b   Gonzalez L ^c   Contreras, C E ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Venezuela)

^b Banco de Sangre   (Venezuela)

^c Gerencia de Saneamiento Ambiental y Malariología   (Venezuela)

^d UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Malaria; Microscopic diagnosis of malaria; Molecular diagnosis of malaria; OptiMAL; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VENEZUELA;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 34247250923     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2007000400012     Document Type: Article

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