Screening for active toxoplasmosis in patients by DNA hybridization with the ABGTg7 probe in blood samples

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 591-595

  Angel, Sergio O ^a   Matrajt, Mariana ^a   Margarit, Juan ^a   Nigro, Monica ^a   Illescas, Edith ^a   Pszenny, Viviana ^a   Amendoeira, Maria Regina R ^b   Guarnera, Eduardo ^a   Garberi, Juan C ^a  

^a Instituto Nacional de Microbiologia Dr Carlos GMalbran   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA PROBE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0031044322     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.3.591-595.1997     Document Type: Article

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