Effect of EDTA and ACD on blood storage for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum by PCR.
Patibandla
P K
PK
Department of Microbiology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India. phani_pati@rediffmail.com
Venkatesh
V
V
Agarwal
G G
GG
Awasthi
S
S
Husain
N
N
Ahuja
R C
RC
Swastika
S
S
Agarwal
S K
SK
D000818:Animals; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods*; D019343:Citric Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005947:Glucose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D000925:Anticoagulants; D016054:DNA, Protozoan; C002113:acid citrate dextrose; D019343:Citric Acid; D004492:Edetic Acid; D005947:Glucose