Detection and transmission of Dientamoeba fragilis from environmental and household samples

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 233-236

  Stark, Damien ^a   Roberts, Tamalee ^a   Marriott, Deborah ^a   Harkness, John ^a   Ellis, John T ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIENTAMOEBA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA EXTRACTION; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; ENVIRONMENT; FECES CULTURE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PET ANIMAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SOIL; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; DIENTAMOEBA; DIENTAMOEBIASIS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FECES; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; PETS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

DIENTAMOEBA FRAGILIS; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84857001977     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0526     Document Type: Article

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