Microscopy underestimates the frequency of Plasmodium falciparum infection in symptomatic individuals in a low transmission highland area

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-177

  Menge, David M ^a   Ernst, Kacey C ^b   Vulule, John M ^c   Zimmerman, Peter A ^d   Guo, Hongfei ^e   John, Chandy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 2;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MORBIDITY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 49449103314     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.79.173     Document Type: Article

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