Diagnosis of malaria: Challenges for clinicians in endemic and non-endemic regions

Molecular Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 299-306

  Bronzan, Rachel N ^a,b   McMorrow, Meredith L ^a   Kachur, S Patrick ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b MS F 22 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Malaria

Indexed keywords

ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 52449113463     PISSN: 11771062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03256295     Document Type: Review

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