Rapid detection and simultaneous molecular profile characterization of Acanthamoeba infections

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 137-141

  Goldschmidt, Pablo ^a   Degorge, Sandrine ^a   Benallaoua, Djida ^a   Batellier, Laurence ^a   Di Cave, David ^b   Chaumeil, Christine ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER NATIONAL D OPHTALMOLOGIE DES QUINZE VINGTS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Detection; Genotype; High resolution melting real time PCR; Keratitis

Indexed keywords

DNA; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA ASTRONYXIS; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACANTHAMOEBA COMADONI; ACANTHAMOEBA GRIFFINI; ACANTHAMOEBA HATCHETTI; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ACANTHAMOEBA LENTICULATA; ACANTHAMOEBA PALESTINESIS; ACANTHAMOEBA TUBIASHI; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ULCER; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HIGH RESOLUTION MELTING ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR PROBE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMEBIASIS; CORNEA; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; PARASITOLOGY; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84866170074     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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