Comparison of PCR-based detection of Plasmodium falciparum infections based on single and multicopy genes

Malaria Journal

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Oyedeji, Segun I ^a,b   Awobode, Henrietta O ^b   Monday, Gamaliel C ^c   Kendjo, Eric ^a,d   Kremsner, Peter G ^a,d   Kun, Jürgen F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c Nasarawa State Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^d ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Gabon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; GENETICS; INFANT; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34548590379     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-6-112     Document Type: Article

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