Diagnostic methods for differentiation of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar in carriers: Performance and clinical implications in a non-endemic setting

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 296, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 397-403

  Visser, Leo G ^a   Verweij, Jaco J ^a   Van Esbroeck, Marjan ^b   Edeling, Willeke M ^a   Clerinx, Jan ^b   Polderman, Anton M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carrier; Entamoeba histolytica; Real time PCR; Serology Antigen detection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; DNA;

ADULT; AMEBIASIS; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES ENDEMICITY; TROPHOZOITE;

EID: 33748453083     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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