Simultaneous identification of the four human Plasmodium species and quantification of Plasmodium DNA load in human blood by real-time polymerase chain reaction

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 387-390

  de Monbrison, Freédeérique ^a   Angei, Christelle ^a   Staal, Anne ^a   Kaiser, Karine ^a   Picot, Steéphane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Malaria; Plasmodium spp.; Real time polymerase chain reaction; Travel medicine

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; MALARIA VACCINE; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG RESEARCH; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK REDUCTION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TRAVEL; TROPICAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; MALARIA; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRAVEL;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 8744235625     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(03)90065-4     Document Type: Article

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