Limit of blank and limit of detection of Plasmodium falciparum thick blood smear microscopy in a routine setting in Central Africa

Malaria Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Joanny, Fanny ^a,b   Löhr, Sascha Jz ^a,b   Engleitner, Thomas ^a   Lell, Bertrand ^a,b   Mordmüller, Benjamin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b CERMEL Centre de Recherche Médicale de Lambaréné   (Gabon)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Limit of blank; Limit of detection; Microscopy; Quality control; Thick blood smear

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CENTRAL AFRICA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; GABON; HUMAN; LIMIT OF BLANK; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THICK BLOOD SMEAR MICROSCOPY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; BLOOD; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PARASITOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

BLOOD; GABON; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MICROSCOPY; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84902056022     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-234     Document Type: Article

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