Comparative studies on the sensitivity of polymerase chain reaction and microscopic examination for the detection of Trypanosoma evansi in experimentally infected mice

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 215-223

  Ijaz, M K ^b   Nur E Kamal, M S A ^b   Mohamed, A I A ^b   Dar, F K ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOON; TRYPANOSOMA;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

EID: 0031847076     PISSN: 01479571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9571(98)00002-2     Document Type: Article

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