A reliable and rapid method for molecular detection of malarial parasites using microwave irradiation and loop mediated isothermal amplification

Malaria Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Port, Julia R ^a   Nguetse, Christian ^a   Adukpo, Selorme ^a   Velavan, Thirumalaisamy P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Fondation Congolaise Pour la Recherche Medicale   (Congo)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Isothermal amplification; LAMP; Malaria; Microwave irradiation; Plasmodium; Point of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA ISOLATION; GENE; LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PFMDR1 GENE; PLASMODIUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELIABILITY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; ADULT; COST; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION STUDY; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TIME;

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ADULT; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MICROWAVES; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84964314843     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-454     Document Type: Article

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