Investigation of the prevalence of amoebiasis in Izmir province and determination of Entamoeba spp. using PCR and enzyme immunoassay

New Microbiologica

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 393-400

  Kurt, Ozgur ^a   Demirel, Mete ^b   Ostan, Ipek ^a   Sevil, Naser R ^c   Mandiracioglu, Aliye ^c   Tanyuksel, Mehmet ^d   Ak, Mucide ^c   Dagci, Hande ^c  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Ministry of Health Moris Sinasi International Pediatric Hospital   (Turkey)

^c EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^d GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Entamoeba dispar; Entamoeba histolytica; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Risk factors; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ENTAMOEBA; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AMEBIASIS; ANIMALS; ENTAMOEBA; FECES; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY;

ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA;

EID: 52749097707     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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