A survey of malarial infection in endemic areas of Savannakhet province, Lao PDR and comparative diagnostic efficiencies of Giemsa staining, acridine orange staining, and semi-nested multiplex PCR

Parasitology International

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-149

  Khaminsou, Naly ^a   Kritpetcharat, Onanong ^b   Daduang, Jureerut ^b   Kritpetcharat, Panutas ^b  

^a College of Health Technology ^*  (Laos)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acridine Orange; Lao PDR; Malaria; Plasmodium; Semi nested multiplex PCR

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BED NET; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; FEMALE; GIEMSA STAIN; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; LAOS; MALARIA; MALE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NEWBORN; PARASITEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; AZURE STAINS; CHILD; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAOS; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 40849093031     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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