Molecular characterization of a new Tetratrichomonas species in a patient with empyema

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2336-2339

  Mantini, Cléa ^a   Souppart, Laetitia ^a   Noël, Christophe ^b   Thanh, Hai Duong ^c   Mornet, Michel ^d   Carroger, Guy ^d   Dupont, Pierre ^c   Masseret, Elodie ^c   Goustille, Julien ^c   Capron, Monique ^a   Duboucher, Christophe ^e   Dei Cas, Eduardo ^f   Viscogliosi, Eric ^a,f  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TOURS   (France)

^d centre hospitalier Jacques C ur   (France)

^e CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL   (France)

^f INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FLAGELLATE; HUMAN; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG TRICHOMONOSIS; PHYLOGENY; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TETRATRICHOMONAS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

TETRATRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONADIDA;

EID: 67650089628     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00353-09     Document Type: Article

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