Malaria diagnostics: A comparative study of blood microscopy, a rapid diagnostic test and polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of malaria

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 163-164

  Runsewe abiodun, Iyabo T ^a   Efunsile, Michael ^a   Ghebremedhin, Beniam ^b   Sotimehin, Adetoun S ^c   Ajewole, Jerome ^a   Akinleye, James ^a   K̈nig, Brigite ^b   K̈nig, Wolfang ^b  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Department of Medical Microbiology   (Germany)

^c Nyanya General Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD SMEAR; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEVER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; NIGERIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84859230277     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmr058     Document Type: Letter

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