Short report: Evaluation of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for malaria diagnosis in a field setting

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 594-596

  Sirichaisinthop, Jeeraphat ^a   Buates, Sureemas ^b   Watanabe, Risa ^c   Han, Eun Taek ^d   Suktawonjaroenpon, Wachira ^e   Krasaesub, Somporn ^e   Takeo, Satoru ^c   Tsuboi, Takafumi ^c   Sattabongkot, Jetsumon ^f  

^a Vector Borne Disease Training Center   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^e ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

^f MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; FIELD STUDY; HUMAN; LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; EVALUATION;

HUMANS; MALARIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 80053913069     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0676     Document Type: Article

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