A comparative laboratory diagnosis of malaria: microscopy versus rapid diagnostic test kits
- 30 April 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Medknow in Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
- Vol. 2 (4), 307-310
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s2221-1691(12)60029-x
Abstract
To compare the two methods of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) and microscopy in the diagnosis of malaria.Keywords
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