Diagnosis of abdominal angiostrongyliasis by PCR from sera of patients

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 295-297

  Da Silva, Ana Cristina Arámburu ^a   Graeff Teixeira, Carlos ^a   Zaha, Arnaldo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Angiostrongylus costaricensis; Eosinophilic gastroenteritis; PCR

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSTRONGYLOSIS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TECHNIQUE; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 0242557234     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652003000500011     Document Type: Article

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