Diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium by detection of specific DNA fragments from filtered urine samples

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 998-1001

  Ibironke, Olufunmilola A ^a   Phillips, Anna E ^b   Garba, Amadou ^c   Lamine, Sani M ^c   Shiff, Clive ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NTD Control Programme   (Niger)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; GENOMIC DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE LOAD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM SAMPLE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANDEM REPEAT; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; DNA, HELMINTH; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PARASITE EGG COUNT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; YOUNG ADULT;

SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

EID: 79958727913     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0691     Document Type: Article

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