Novel real-time PCR for the universal detection of Strongyloides species

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 454-458

  Kramme, Stefanie ^a,b   Nissen, Nicole ^a   Soblik, Hanns ^a   Erttmann, Klaus ^a   Tannich, Egbert ^a   Fleischer, Bernhard ^a   Panning, Marcus ^a   Brattig, Norbert ^a  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FECES; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TROPICS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRONGYLOIDES; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 79952997874     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.025338-0     Document Type: Article

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