Estimating malaria parasite density among pregnant women at central Sudan using actual and assumed white blood cell count

Malaria Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Haggaz, Abdelrahium D ^a   Elbashir, Leana M ^b   Adam, Gamal K ^c   Rayis, Duria A ^b   Adam, Ishag ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEZIRA   (Sudan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GADARIF   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Malaria; Microscopy; Pregnancy; Sudan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIMIGRAVIDA; SUDAN; TROPHOZOITE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PARASITE LOAD; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; SUDAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891546665     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-6     Document Type: Article

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