Short report: Active case detection with pooled real-time PCR to eliminate malaria in Trat province, Thailand

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 789-791

  Rogawski, Elizabeth T ^a   Congpuong, Kanungnit ^b   Sudathip, Prayuth ^b   Satimai, Wichai ^b   Sug aram, Rungniran ^b   Aruncharus, Supannee ^b   Darakapong, Ampai ^b   Kitchakarn, Suravadee ^b   Meshnick, Steven R ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MICROSCOPY; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THAILAND; CONTACT EXAMINATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTACT TRACING; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861838661     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0617     Document Type: Article

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