Detection of Pentatrichomonas hominis DNA in biological specimens by PCR

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 510-516

  Crucitti, T ^a   Abdellati, S ^a   Ross, D A ^b   Changalucha, J ^c   Van Dyck, E ^a   Buve, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

PCR; Pentatrichomonas hominis; Self administered vaginal swabs; Stool; Trichomonads

Indexed keywords

RNA;

BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS; DNA EXTRACTION; HUMAN LEUKOCYTES; PCR; PCR ASSAY; PENTATRICHOMONA HOMINI; RRNA GENES; SELF-ADMINISTERED VAGINAL SWAB; STOOL; TRICHOMONAD;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; EVALUATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; LEUKOCYTE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOON; TRICHOMONAS HOMINIS; YEAST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PENTATRICHOMONAS HOMINIS; PROTOZOA; TRICHOMONADIDA; TRICHOMONAS;

EID: 2642522064     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2004.01528.x     Document Type: Article

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