Opisthorchis viverrini: Detection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in human stool samples

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 353-356

  Umesha, Kanasinakatte R ^a   Kumar, Sanath ^a   Parvathi, Ammini ^a,c   Duenngai, Kunyarat ^b   Sithithaworn, Paiboon ^b   Karunasagar, Indrani ^a   Karunasagar, Iddya ^a  

^a Karnataka Veterinary Animal and Fisheries Sciences University   (India)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Khon Kaen; Opisthorchis viverrini; PCR; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FECES; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; OPISTHORCHIASIS; OPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINI; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAILAND;

ANIMALS; DNA, HELMINTH; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OPISTHORCHIASIS; OPISTHORCHIS; OVUM; PARASITE EGG COUNT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

OPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINI;

EID: 55049129437     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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