Human Plasmodium knowlesi infection detected by rapid diagnostic tests for malaria

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1478-1480

  Van Hellemond, Jaap J ^a   Rutten, Marijke ^b   Koelewijn, Rob ^b   Zeeman, Anne Marie ^c   Verweij, Jaco J ^d   Wismans, Pieter J ^b   Kocken, Clemens H ^c   Van Genderen, Perry J J ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Harbour Hospital   (Netherlands)

^c BIOMEDICAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; MALARIA; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI INFECTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BORNEO; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 70249144753     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1509.090358     Document Type: Article

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