In vitro culture of Blastocystis hominis in three liquid media and its usefulness in the diagnosis of blastocystosis

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Zhang, Xu ^a   Qiao, JiYing ^a   Wu, XiaoMin ^b   Da, Rong ^a   Zhao, LiMing ^c   Wei, ZhiChao ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF XI AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHAANXI INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^c XI AN NO 4 HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Blastocystis hominis; Diagnosis; In vitro culture

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INOCULATION; LIQUID CULTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE; PH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; CULTURE MEDIA; DIARRHEA; FECES; FIXATIVES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 84855300732     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.09.012     Document Type: Article

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