Detection of pathogenic protozoa in the diagnostic laboratory: Result reproducibility, specimen pooling, and competency assessment

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2200-2205

  Libman, M D ^a   Gyorkos, T W ^a,b,c   Kokoskin, E ^a   MacLean, J D ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; FORMALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; DIENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES ANALYSIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; LABORATORY; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; ANIMAL; ENTAMOEBA; FECES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; STANDARD;

DIENTAMOEBA FRAGILIS; ENTAMOEBA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

ANIMALS; DIENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA; FECES; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; PARASITOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 49049089192     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01666-07     Document Type: Article

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