Detection of Cyclospora cayetanensis in travellers returning from the tropics and subtropics using microscopy and real-time PCR

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 293, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 199-202

  Verweij, Jaco J ^a   Laeijendecker, Daphne ^a   Brienen, Eric A T ^a   Van Lieshout, Lisette ^a   Polderman, Anton M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autofluorescence; Cyclospora cayetanensis; Diarrhoea; Real time PCR; Travellers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA; TROPICS;

EID: 0037772560     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4221-00252     Document Type: Article

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