Detection of Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts in human fecal specimens by flow cytometry

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 2375-2379

  Dixon, Brent R ^a,c   Bussey, Jeff M ^a   Parrington, Lorna J ^a   Parenteau, Monique ^b  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b Health Canada and World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Standardization and Evaluation of Biologicals   (Canada)

^c Banting Research Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CANADA; CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; CYCLOSPORIASIS; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CYCLOSPORA; CYCLOSPORIASIS; FECES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; OOCYSTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CYCLOSPORA; CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS;

EID: 18544373567     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.5.2375-2379.2005     Document Type: Article

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