Assessment of malaria in pregnancy using rapid diagnostic tests and its association with HIV infection and hematologic parameters in South-Eastern Nigeria

Haematologica

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 143-144

  Uneke, Chigozie J ^a   Iyare, Festus E ^a   Oke, Patrick ^a   Duhlinska, Dochka D ^b  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b University Jos   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Hematologic parameters; HIV; Malaria; Pregnancy; RDT

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFORMED CONSENT; LABORATORY TEST; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; NIGERIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANEMIA; ANTIMALARIALS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MASS SCREENING; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PREVALENCE;

EID: 38549148809     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3324/haematol.11695     Document Type: Article

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