A comparative study of blood smear, QBC and antigen detection for diagnosis of malaria

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 200-202

  Parija, Subash Chandra ^a   Dhodapkar, Rahul ^a   Elangovan, Subashini ^a   Chaya, D R ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Antigen detection; Diagnosis; Fluorochrome dyes; Malaria; QBC

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD SMEAR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; PLASMODIUM; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BLOOD; FRUCTOSE-BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; HUMANS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 63449135709     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.48917     Document Type: Article

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