Molecular methods for diagnosis and epidemiological studies of parasitic infections

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1135-1145

  Singh, Balbir ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; DNA; Malaria; Parasitic infections; PCR RAPD; PCR RFLP; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

DNA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MALARIA; MOLECULAR METHOD; PARASITIC INFECTION;

BRUGIA MALAYI; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GIARDIA; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA; LOA LOA; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; PARASITOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRYPANOSOMA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

BRUGIA MALAYI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GIARDIA; LEISHMANIA; LOA LOA; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; PLASMODIA; TAENIA; TAENIA ECHINOCOCCUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRYPANOSOMA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0030772926     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(97)00111-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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