Evaluation of DNA extraction and PCR methods for detection of Enterocytozoon bienuesi in stool specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 3490-3494

  Subrungruang, Ittisak ^a   Mungthin, Mathirut ^b,c   Chavalitshewinkoon Petmitr, Porntip ^a   Rangsin, Ram ^c   Naaglor, Tawee ^b   Leelayoova, Saovanee ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Department of Parasitology ^*  (Thailand)

^c PHRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DNA EXTRACTION; ENTEROCYTOZOON; EVALUATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; PROTOZOAN SPORE;

ANIMALS; CHILD; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENTEROCYTOZOON; FECES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ENTEROCYTOZOON; ENTEROCYTOZOON BIENEUSI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 3843095021     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.8.3490-3494.2004     Document Type: Article

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