Using rapid diagnostic tests as source of malaria parasite DNA for molecular analyses in the era of declining malaria prevalence

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Using rapid diagnostic tests as source of malaria parasite DNA for molecular analyses in the era of declining malaria prevalence. / Ishengoma, Deus S; Lwitiho, Sudi; Madebe, Rashid A; Nyagonde, Nyagonde; Persson, Ola; Vestergaard, Lasse S; Bygbjerg, Ib C; Lemnge, Martha M; Alifrangis, Michael.

In: Malaria Journal, Vol. 10, No. 1, 01.01.2011, p. 6.

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Ishengoma, DS, Lwitiho, S, Madebe, RA, Nyagonde, N, Persson, O, Vestergaard, LS, Bygbjerg, IC, Lemnge, MM & Alifrangis, M 2011, 'Using rapid diagnostic tests as source of malaria parasite DNA for molecular analyses in the era of declining malaria prevalence', Malaria Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-10-6

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Ishengoma, D. S., Lwitiho, S., Madebe, R. A., Nyagonde, N., Persson, O., Vestergaard, L. S., Bygbjerg, I. C., Lemnge, M. M., & Alifrangis, M. (2011). Using rapid diagnostic tests as source of malaria parasite DNA for molecular analyses in the era of declining malaria prevalence. Malaria Journal, 10(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-10-6

Vancouver

Ishengoma DS, Lwitiho S, Madebe RA, Nyagonde N, Persson O, Vestergaard LS et al. Using rapid diagnostic tests as source of malaria parasite DNA for molecular analyses in the era of declining malaria prevalence. Malaria Journal. 2011 Jan 1;10(1):6. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-10-6

Author

Ishengoma, Deus S ; Lwitiho, Sudi ; Madebe, Rashid A ; Nyagonde, Nyagonde ; Persson, Ola ; Vestergaard, Lasse S ; Bygbjerg, Ib C ; Lemnge, Martha M ; Alifrangis, Michael. / Using rapid diagnostic tests as source of malaria parasite DNA for molecular analyses in the era of declining malaria prevalence. In: Malaria Journal. 2011 ; Vol. 10, No. 1. pp. 6.

Bibtex

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