A highly sensitive TaqMan real-time PCR assay for early detection of Schistosoma species

Acta Tropica

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 88-94

  Zhou, Li ^a   Tang, Jingfeng ^a   Zhao, Youyun ^a,b   Gong, Rui ^a,c   Lu, Xuan ^a   Gong, Lulu ^a,d   Wang, Yefu ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c Hubei Entry Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF PATHOGEN BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Animal model; Early diagnosis; Schistosoma japonicum; Schistosomiasis; TaqMan real time PCR

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENOMIC DNA; RNA 18S; SELFISH DNA; TAQ POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOASSAY; DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DNA; ENDEMIC SPECIES; PARASITE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CHINA; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DNA, HELMINTH; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM;

ANIMALIA; MUS; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 80052098613     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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