Diagnosis of infections caused by Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon intestinalis using polymerase chain reaction in stool specimens

AIDS

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 723-726

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

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^b ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

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

Author keywords

Encephalitozoon intestinalis; Enterocytozoon bieneusi; Microsporidia; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM BIOPSY; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MICROSCOPY; MICROSPORA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0030935707     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199706000-00004     Document Type: Article

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