Genotypes of Giardia intestinalis clinical isolates of gastrointestinal symptomatic and asymptomatic Saudi children

Parasitology Research

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1375-1381

  Al Mohammed, Hamdan I ^a  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPACER DNA;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HIGH RESOLUTION MELTING ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAUDI ARABIA;

CHILD; DIARRHEA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAUDI ARABIA;

GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 79959373307     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-010-2033-5     Document Type: Article

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