Detecting Blastocystis using parasitologic and DNA-based methods: a comparative study

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 303-307

  Stensvold, C Rune ^a   Arendrup, Maiken C ^a   Jespersgaard, Cathrine ^a   Mølbak, Kåre ^a   Nielsen, Henrik V ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Blastocystis; Denmark; Diagnosis; In vitro culture; Parasites; Parasitologic methods; PCR; Subtypes

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; DNA; FORMALDEHYDE;

ADULT; AGED; AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA ISOLATION; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FECES ANALYSIS; FORMOL ETHYL ACETATE CONCENTRATION TECHNIQUE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTESTINE PARASITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; STAINING; TRICHROME STAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; CHILD; FECES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 35548966116     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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