Detection of Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium DNA by loop-mediated isothermal amplification: Identification of infected snails from early prepatency

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 427-432

  Abbasi, Ibrahim ^a   King, Charles H ^b   Muchiri, Eric M ^c   Hamburger, Joseph ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SNAIL;

ANIMALS; DNA, HELMINTH; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; MICE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SNAILS;

GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 77955603937     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0764     Document Type: Article

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