Prevalence of Plasmodium spp. in asymptomatic African migrants assessed by nucleic acid sequence based amplification;Rilievo di Plasmodium spp. in immigrati asintomatici mediante tecniche molecolari innovative (NASBA) e valutazione del rischio

Infezioni in Medicina

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 12-19

  Marangi, Marianna ^a   Tullio, Rocco Di ^b   Martinelli, Domenico ^a   Fazio, Vincenzina ^b   Prato, Rosy ^a   Angarano, Gioacchino ^b   Giangaspero, Annunziata ^a   Scotto, Gaetano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gametocytes; Immigrants; NASBA technique; Plasmodium spp.; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GAMETOCYTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE BASED AMPLIFICATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PLASMODIUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SAMPLING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREVALENCE; REFUGEES; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SELF-SUSTAINED SEQUENCE REPLICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951579298     PISSN: 11249390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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