Short report: Evaluation of two new immunochromatographic assays for diagnosis of malaria

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 670-672

  Ratsimbasoa, Arsène ^a   Fanazava, Laza ^a   Radrianjafy, Rogelin ^a   Ramilijaona, Julien ^b   Rafanomezantsoa, Hughes ^b   Ménard, Didier ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

^b NGO ASA   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MADAGASCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ANIMAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MADAGASCAR; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 55849105949     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.79.670     Document Type: Article

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