Molecular confirmation of a case of multiorgan cystic echinococcosis

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 206-208

  Yang, Y R ^a,b   Sun, T ^a   Zhang, J Z ^a   McManus, D P ^a,b  

^a NINGXIA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

CYST; DISEASE TREATMENT; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; GENOTYPE; PARASITE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ECHINOCOCCOSIS; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DNA DETERMINATION; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER HYDATID CYST; LUNG HYDATID CYST; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAIN; CHILD; DNA, HELMINTH; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LIVER; LUNG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTON-TRANSLOCATING ATPASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS;

EID: 33645544042     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-606R.1     Document Type: Article

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