Molecular-based isothermal tests for field diagnosis of malaria and their potential contribution to malaria elimination

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 2-13

  Oriero, Eniyou C ^a,b,c   Jacobs, Jan ^b   van Geertruyden, Jean Pierre ^c   Nwakanma, Davis ^a   D'alessandro, Umberto ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Isothermal amplification; LAMP; Malaria elimination; NASBA; PCR; RPA; SDA; THDA

Indexed keywords

HELICASE; NUCLEIC ACID; RECOMBINASE;

ASSAY; DISEASE ELIMINATION; HUMAN; ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION ASSAY; LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE BASED AMPLIFICATION; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINASE POLYMERASE AMPLIFICATION; REVIEW; STRAND DISPLACEMENT AMPLIFICATION; THERMOPHILIC HELICASE DEPENDENT AMPLIFICATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PROCEDURES; TEMPERATURE; TRENDS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALARIA; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84928345085     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dku343     Document Type: Review

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