Comparison of Microscopic to PCR for Detecting Microfilaria in 21 Lymphatic Filariasis Patients Treated with Diethylcarbamazine
<p><strong>Background: </strong>Lymphatic filariasis (LF) marked by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of seventeen Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) which can be eliminated. Giemsa-stained blood smear remained as the standard method to detect microfilariae, albeit this meth...
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Language: | English |
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Universitas Udayana
2016-09-01
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Series: | Indonesia Journal of Biomedical Science |
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Online Access: | https://ijbs-udayana.org/index.php/ijbs/article/view/26 |