Utility of multiple-stool-specimen ova and parasite examinations in a high-prevalence setting

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2408-2411

  Cartwright, Charles P ^a,b  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES ANALYSIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; HYMENOLEPIS NANA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; TAENIA; TRICHURIS;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; DIENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; HYMENOLEPIS NANA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; TAENIA; TRICHURIS;

EID: 0032773528     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.8.2408-2411.1999     Document Type: Article

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