Age-related differences in the detection of Plasmodium falciparum infection by PCR and microscopy, in an area of Kenya with holo-endemic malaria

Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2005 Jun;99(4):431-5. doi: 10.1179/136485905X36316.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • DNA, Protozoan / analysis
  • Endemic Diseases
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Kenya / epidemiology
  • Malaria, Falciparum / diagnosis*
  • Malaria, Falciparum / epidemiology
  • Microscopy
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • DNA, Protozoan