Specific PCR assay for direct detection of intestinal Microsporidia Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon intestinalis in fecal specimens from human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 652-655

  Ombrouck, Cecile ^a   Ciceron, Liliane ^a   Biligui, Sylvestre ^a   Brown, Spencer ^b   Marechal, Pierre ^c   Van Gool, Tom ^d   Datry, Annick ^a   Danis, Martin ^a   Desportes Livage, Isabelle ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DU VÉGÉTAL   (France)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENCEPHALITOZOON INTESTINALIS; ENTEROCYTOZOON; FECES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; PROTOZOON;

ENCEPHALITOZOON INTESTINALIS; ENTEROCYTOZOON BIENEUSI; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MICROSPORIDIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031044876     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.3.652-655.1997     Document Type: Article

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