Comparative study of modified quantitative buffy coat and two rapid tests in comparison with peripheral blood smear in malaria diagnosis in Mumbai, India

Journal of Parasitology Research

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Kocharekar, Manali M ^a   Sarkar, Sougat S ^b   Dasgupta, Debjani ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b Michigan Engineers Pvt Ltd   (India)

^c D Y PATIL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; HISTIDINE; HISTIDINE RICH PROTEIN 2; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ADVANTAGE MAL CARD TEST; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALARIA RAPID TEST; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MODIFIED QUANTITATIVE BUFFY COAT TEST; NONHUMAN; PARAHIT TOTAL TEST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84899536098     PISSN: 20900023     EISSN: 20900031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/194651     Document Type: Article

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