Taenia solium DNA is present in the cerebrospinal fluid of neurocysticercosis patients and can be used for diagnosis

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 256, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 307-310

  Almeida, C R ^a   Ojopi, E P ^a   Nunes, C M ^b   Machado, L R ^a   Takayanagui, O M ^a   Livramento, J A ^a   Abraham, R ^c   Gattaz, W F ^a   Vaz, A J ^a   Dias Neto, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAUBATÉ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CSF; Liquor; Neurocysticercosis; PCR; Taenia solium

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; DNA; HUMANS; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 33747851133     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-006-0612-3     Document Type: Article

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