Validation of a PCR-oligochromatography test for detection of Trypanozoon parasites in a multicenter collaborative trial

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3785-3787

  Claes, F ^a,b   Deborggraeve, S ^b   Verloo, D ^c   Mertens, P ^d   Crowther, J R ^e   Leclipteux, T ^d   Buscher P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Italy)

^d Coris BioConcept ^*  (Belgium)

^e INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; OLIGOCHROMATOGRAPHY TEST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; TRYPANOSOMA;

ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRYPANOSOMA;

ANIMALIA; TRYPANOZOON;

EID: 36348931698     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01244-07     Document Type: Article

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