Molecular techniques for the study and diagnosis of parasite infection

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 239-248

  Tavares, R G ^a,b   Staggemeier, R ^a   Borges, A L P ^a   Rodrigues, M T ^a   Castelan, L A ^a   Vasconcelos, J ^a   Anschau, M E ^a   Spalding, S M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEEVALE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Molecular epidemiology; Molecular techniques; Parasite infection

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; GENOMIC RNA;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENOME ANALYSIS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 80052708241     PISSN: 16789180     EISSN: 16789199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-91992011000300003     Document Type: Review

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