African trypanosomiasis: Sensitive and rapid detection of the sub-genus Trypanozoon by loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) of parasite DNA

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 589-599

  Njiru, Z K ^a,b   Mikosza, A S J ^a   Matovu, E ^c   Enyaru, J C K ^c   Ouma, J O ^b   Kibona, S N ^d   Thompson, R C A ^a   Ndung'u, J M ^e  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^e FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATIVE NEW DIAGNOSTICS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Loop mediated isothermal amplification; Sleeping sickness; Trypanozoon

Indexed keywords

CYANINE DYE; FLUORESCENT DYE; GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

BIOASSAY; DETECTION METHOD; DNA; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PARASITE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROPOSON; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI; TRYPANOSOMA GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX;

ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENES, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; INTERSPERSED REPETITIVE SEQUENCES; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOZOON;

EID: 39649124470     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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