Development of a real-time polymerase-chain-reaction assay for quantitative detection of Enterocytozoon bieneusi DNA in stool specimens from immunocompromised patients with intestinal microsporidiosis

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 187, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1469-1474

  Menotti, Jean ^a   Cassinat, Bruno ^a   Porcher, Raphaël ^a   Sarfati, Claudine ^a   Derouin, Francis ^a   Molina, Jean Michel ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; FUMAGILLIN;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCYTOZOON; FECES ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MICROSCOPY; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY;

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CYCLOHEXANES; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENTEROCYTOZOON; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FECES; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 0038217013     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/374620     Document Type: Article

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