Detection of Entamoeba histolytica using polymerase chain reaction in pus samples from amebic liver abscess

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 55-57

  Khan, Ujjawini ^a   Mirdha, B R ^a   Samantaray, J C ^a   Sharma, M P ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOENZYME ANALYSIS; LIVER AMEBIASIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUS; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TROPHOZOITE; ABSCESS; ANIMAL; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS, AMEBIC; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUPPURATION;

EID: 33746890878     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: 02548860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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