Genetic characterization of Cryptosporidium strains from 218 patients with diarrhea diagnosed as having sporadic cryptosporidiosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3153-3158

  McLauchlin, J ^a   Pedraza Diaz S ^a   Amar Hoetzeneder, C ^a   Nichols, G L ^b  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032834780     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.10.3153-3158.1999     Document Type: Article

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