PET-PCR method for the molecular detection of malaria parasites in a national malaria surveillance study in Haiti, 2011

Malaria Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Lucchi, Naomi W ^a   Karell, Mara A ^b   Journel, Ito ^c   Rogier, Eric ^a   Goldman, Ira ^a   Ljolje, Dragan ^b   Huber, Curtis ^a   MacE, Kimberly E ^a   Jean, Samuel E ^d   Akom, Eniko E ^d   Oscar, Roland ^e   Buteau, Josiane ^c   Boncy, Jacques ^c   Barnwell, John W ^a   Udhayakumar, Venkatachalam ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b ATLANTA RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c Laboratoire National de Sante Publique   (Haïti)

^d POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e National Malaria Control Program   (Haïti)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Haiti; Malaria; PET PCR

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA EXTRACTION; DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HAITI; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PHOTO INDUCED ELECTRON TRANSFER; PLASMODIUM; PREVALENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84928811925     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-462     Document Type: Article

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