Diagnosis of Enterocytozoon bieneusi by PCR in stool samples eluted from filter paper disks

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 504-506

  Carnevale, Silvana ^a,b   Velásquez, Jorge N ^a   Labbé, Jorge H ^a   Chertcoff, Agustin ^a   Cabrera, Marta G ^a   Rodríguez, Mónica I ^a  

^a HOSPITAL F J MUÑIZ   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; PROTOZOAL DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCYTOZOON; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTESTINE BIOPSY; LABORATORY TEST; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION;

ANIMALS; DIARRHEA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FECES; FILTRATION; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; MICROSPORIDA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; PAPER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0343133903     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.7.3.504-506.2000     Document Type: Article

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