A novel, single-amplification PCR targeting mitochondrial genome highly sensitive and specific in diagnosing malaria among returned travellers in Bergen, Norway

Malaria Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Haanshuus, Christel G ^a   Mohn, Stein C ^a   Mørch, Kristine ^a   Langeland, Nina ^b   Blomberg, Bjørn ^a,b   Hanevik, Kurt ^a,b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

18S; Amplification; Diagnostics; Gametocytes; Malaria; Mitochondrial DNA; PCR; Returned travellers; Sensitivity; Sequencing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TRAVEL;

DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; MALARIA; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; NORWAY; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRAVEL; TRAVEL MEDICINE;

EID: 84872435872     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-26     Document Type: Article

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