The importance of accuracy in diagnosis of positive malaria cases in a country progressing towards malaria elimination

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 127-130

  Fernando, Sumadhya Deepika ^a   Navaratne, Chathuri J ^b   Galappaththy, Gawrie N L ^c   Abeyasinghe, Rabindra R ^c   Silva, Nilupa ^d   Wickermasinghe, Renu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

^c Anti Malaria Campaign   (Sri Lanka)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical diagnosis; Diagnosis; Elimination; Malaria; Microscopy; Serology

Indexed keywords

AMA 1 ANTIGEN; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; BLOOD GROUP ANTIGEN; MSP1 19 ANTIGEN; PARASITE ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

EID: 84888398761     PISSN: 0974777X     EISSN: 09748245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-777X.121992     Document Type: Article

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