Detection and species identification of intestinal microsporidia by polymerase chain reaction in duodenal biopsies from human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 874-877

  David, Felicia ^b   Schuitema, Anja R J ^c   Sarfati, Claudine ^c   Liguory, Olivier ^c   Hartskeerl, Rudy A ^c   Derouin, Francis ^c   Molina, Jean Michel ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Centre hospitalier de Lagny Marne la Vallee   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; DUODENUM BIOPSY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE PARASITE; MICROSPORA; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0029841183     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/174.4.874     Document Type: Article

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