Real-time polymerase chain reaction for detection of low-intensity Schistosoma japonicum infections in China

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 428-432

  Lier, Tore ^a   Simonsen, Gunnar S ^a   Wang, Tianping ^b   Lu, Dabing ^c   Haukland, Hanne H ^a   Vennervald, Birgitte J ^d   Hegstad, Joachim ^a   Johansen, Maria V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b Anhui Institute of Parasitic Diseases   (China)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY;

SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 69249181500     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.81.428     Document Type: Article

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