A method for detecting microfilaraemia, filarial specific antigens and antibodies and typing of parasites for drug resistance and genotypes using finger prick blood sample

Acta Tropica

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 268-271

  Hoti, S L ^a   Sharma, Rohit ^a   Mary, K Athisaya ^a   Dhamodharan, R ^a   Krishnamoorthy, K ^a   Das, P K ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Blood clots; Extraction; Filariasis; Genotyping; Immunoassays; Microfilaria

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; PARASITE ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; BLOOD; DECISION MAKING; DNA; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; IMMUNOASSAY; NEMATODE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROFILARIA; MICROFILARIASIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE IMMUNITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BLOOD; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 52949130944     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2008.07.011     Document Type: Article

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