Short report: A modified semi-nested multiplex malaria PCR (SnM-PCR) for the identification of the five human plasmodium species occurring in Southeast Asia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 721-723

  Van Hong, Nguyen ^a,b,c,d,e   Van Den Eede, Peter ^a,b,c,d,e   Van Overmeir, Chantal ^a,b,c,d,e   Vythilingham, Indra ^a,b,c,d,e   Rosanas Urgell, Anna ^a,b,c,d,e   Thanh, Pham Vinh ^a,b,c,d,e   Thang, Ngo Duc ^a,b,c,d,e   Hung, Nguyen Manh ^a,b,c,d,e   Hung, Le Xuan ^a,b,c,d,e   D'Alessandro, Umberto ^a,b,c,d,e   Erhart, Annette ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a National Institute of Malariology Parasitology and Entomology Hanoi   (Viet Nam)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^d INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

^e Medical Research Unit   (Gambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLASMODIUM; PLASMODIUM COATNEY; PLASMODIUM CYNOMOLGI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FRAGILE; PLASMODIUM GALLINACAE; PLASMODIUM INUI; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; PLASMODIUM LOPHURAE; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM REICHENOWI; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; SEMI NESTED MULTIPLEX MALARIA POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHEAST ASIA; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALARIA; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; HUMANS; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84886027232     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0027     Document Type: Article

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