Comparison of Paracheck Pf® test with conventional light microscopy for the diagnosis of malaria in Ethiopia

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-3

  Tekeste, Zinaye ^a   Workineh, Meseret ^a   Petros, Beyene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Malaria; Paracheck Pf ; Plasmodium falciparum; Rapid diagnostic tests

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MICROSCOPY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84856886796     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(12)60001-2     Document Type: Article

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