Schistosoma japonicum: A PCR assay for the early detection and evaluation of treatment in a rabbit model

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-179

  Xia, Chao Ming ^a   Rong, Rong ^b   Lu, Zheng Xian ^a   Shi, Chang Jun ^b   Xu, Jing ^a   Zhang, Hui Qin ^a   Gong, Wei ^a   Luo, Wei ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Suzhou Newpower Biotechnology Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Early diagnosis; PCR; Schistosoma japonicum; Therapy evaluation

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; DNA FRAGMENT SJR2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PRAZIQUANTEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CERCARIA (TREMATODE LARVA); CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPOSON; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA, HELMINTH; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRAZIQUANTEL; RABBITS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 57949097742     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2008.10.017     Document Type: Article

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