Evaluation of three diagnostic methods, including real-time PCR, for detection of Dientamoeba fragilis in stool specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 232-235

  Stark, D ^a   Beebe, N ^b   Marriott, D ^a   Ellis, J ^c   Harkness, J ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIENTAMOEBA; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; DIARRHEA; DIENTAMOEBA; DIENTAMOEBIASIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FECES; GENES, RRNA; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

DIENTAMOEBA; DIENTAMOEBA FRAGILIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 30744436348     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.1.232-235.2006     Document Type: Article

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