Diagnosis of neurocysticercosis by detection of Taenia solium DNA using a global DNA screening platform

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-90

  Harrington, Amanda T ^a   Creutzfeldt, Claire J ^a   SenGupta, Dhruba J ^a   Hoogestraat, Daniel R ^a   Zunt, Joseph R ^a,b   Cookson, Brad T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; HELMINTH DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN TISSUE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SCREENING; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; SEIZURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROLOGY; STEROID THERAPY; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOPSY; BRAIN; DNA, HELMINTH; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 57749122153     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/594128     Document Type: Article

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