Detection & molecular confirmation of a focus of Plasmodium malariae in Arunachal Pradesh, India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-56

  Mohapatra, P K ^a   Prakash, Anil ^a   Bhattacharyya, D R ^a   Goswami, B K ^a   Ahmed, Atique ^a   Sarmah, Bibhash ^a   Mahanta, J ^a  

^a REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Indo Myanmar border; North east India Plasmodium malariae; Polymerase chain reaction; Species identification

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; DNA 18S; FANSIDAR; PRIMAQUINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALARIA; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; SCREENING; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 55849122617     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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