The use of fluorescence enhancement to improve the microscopic diagnosis of falciparum malaria.

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Published in Malar J on July 06, 2007

Authors

Rebecca Guy1, Paul Liu, Peter Pennefather, Ian Crandall

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. rebecca_guy@phac-aspc.gc.ca <rebecca_guy@phac-aspc.gc.ca>

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