Towards a noninvasive approach to malaria diagnosis: Detection of parasite DNA in body secretions and surface mucosa

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 148-155

  A Elgayoum, Salwa M E ^a   El Rayah, El Amin ^a   Giha, Hayder A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^c ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Buccal mucosa; Malaria diagnosis, noninvasive; Polymerase chain reaction; Saliva; Urine

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHEEK MUCOSA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SALIVA; SCHOOL CHILD; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODILY SECRETIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 77950608629     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000308516     Document Type: Article

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