Recent advances in the diagnosis of Schistosoma infection: The detection of parasite DNA

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 97, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 171-172

  Rabello, Ana ^a   Pontes, Luís André ^a   Dias Neto, Emmanuel ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Polymerase chain reaction; Schistosomiais

Indexed keywords

SCHISTOSOMA;

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FECES; MOUSE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FECES; MICE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036368128     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762002000900033     Document Type: Article

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