Identification of Entamoeba histolytica and E. dispar cysts in stool by polymerase chain reaction

Parasitology Research

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 96-98

  Sanuki, Jun Ichi ^a   Asai, Takashi ^a   Okuzawa, Eiichi ^a   Kobayashi, Seiki ^a   Takcuchi, Tsutomu ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMEBIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTAMOEBIASIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA;

EID: 0031060702     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050217     Document Type: Short Survey

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