The diagnostic implications of the separation of entamoeba histolytica and entamoeba dispar

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 27, Issue 6 SUPPL. 3, 2002, Pages 573-578

  Ackers, John P ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amoebiasis; Antigen detection; Diagnosis; Entamoeba dispar; Entamoeba histolytica; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

HEXOKINASE; ISOENZYME; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTOZOAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

EPIDEMIOLOGY;

AMEBIASIS; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; ISOENZYME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CARE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES INVASION; SYMPTOM; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA;

EID: 0036861906     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02704850     Document Type: Article

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