The usefulness of short-term in vitro cultivation for the detection and molecular study of Blastocystis hominis in stool specimens

Parasitology Research

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 445-447

  Termmathurapoj, Sumeth ^a   Leelayoova, Saovanee ^a   Aimpun, Pote ^a   Thathaisong, Umaporn ^b   Nimmanon, Thirayost ^a   Taamasri, Paanjit ^a   Mungthin, Mathirut ^a  

^a PHRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMEAR; STAINING;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FECES; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAINING AND LABELING;

BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS;

EID: 4544383666     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-004-1157-x     Document Type: Article

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