Giardia intestinalis in Thailand: Identification of genotypes

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-52

  Tungtrongchitr, Anchalee ^a   Sookrung, Nitat ^a   Indrawattana, Nitaya ^b   Kwangsi, Sukanya ^a   Ongrotchanakun, Jeerawan ^a   Chaicumpa, Wanpen ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

giardin; Genotyping; Giardia duodenalis; Giardia intestinalis; Giardiasis; Glutamate dehydrogenase; Thailand; Triose phosphate isomerase

Indexed keywords

GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICS; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PREVALENCE; THAILAND;

EID: 77951232744     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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