Comparison of PCR, isoenzyme analysis, and antigen detection for diagnosis of Entamoeba histolytica infection

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 449-452

  Haque, Rashidul ^a   Ali, I K M ^a   Akther, S ^a   Petri Jr , William A ^b,c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

AMEBIASIS; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE;

ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031965577     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.2.449-452.1998     Document Type: Article

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