Differential diagnosis of Taenia asiatica using multiplex PCR

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-156

  Jeon, Hyeong Kyu ^a   Chai, Jong Yil ^b   Kong, Yoon ^c   Waikagul, Jitra ^d   Insisiengmay, Bounnaloth ^e   Rim, Han Jong ^f   Eom, Keeseon S ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e Ministry of Public Health   (Laos)

^f Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Multiplex PCR; T. saginata; T. solium; Taenia asiatica

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COX1 GENE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EUROPE; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAENIA; TAENIA ASIATICA; TAENIA SAGINATA; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FECES; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TAENIA; TAENIASIS;

CESTODA; TAENIA; TAENIA ASIATICA; TAENIA SAGINATA; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 58049211797     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2008.10.014     Document Type: Article

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