Diagnosis of amebic liver abscess and intestinal infection with the TechLab Entamoeba histolytica II antigen detection and antibody tests

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 3235-3239

  Haque, R ^a   Mollah, N U ^a   Ali, I K M ^a   Alam, K ^a   Eubanks, A ^a   Lyerly, D ^a   Petri W A , Jr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; ANTIBODY; LECTIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTESTINE INFECTION; LIVER AMEBIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033823605     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.9.3235-3239.2000     Document Type: Article

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