Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis by combined A6P and P65 sequences using PCR amplification from papanicolaou-stained smears [2]

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 696-698

  Okuyama, Takazo ^a   Maeda, Sakan ^a   Kobayashi, Tadao K ^b   Takahashi, Rei ^c  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Medical Care Center   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Papanicolaou smear; Polymerase chain reaction; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

DNA;

CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PARASITE EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINITIS;

TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0037698589     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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