Short report: Detection of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein II in saliva of malaria patients

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 733-735

  Wilson, Nana O ^b   Adjei, Andrew A ^c   Anderson, Winston ^d   Baidoo, Stella ^e   Stiles, Jonathan K ^a,b  

^a Biochemistry and Immunology ^*  (United States)

^b MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^d HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e KORLE BU TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM HISTIDINE RICH PROTEIN II; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; HRP 2 ANTIGEN, PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; HRP-2 ANTIGEN, PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PLASMA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ANIMAL; BLOOD; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; REFERENCE VALUES; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 45349088692     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.733     Document Type: Article

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