Malaria rapid diagnostic tests: Challenges and prospects

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue PART10, 2013, Pages 1491-1505

  Mouatcho, Joel C ^a   Dean Goldring, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PLASMODIAL ALDOLASE; PLASMODIAL LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM HISTIDINE RICH PROTEIN 2; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOSTABILITY;

ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84884484632     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.052506-0     Document Type: Review

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