Real-time polymerase chain reaction for detection of Strongyloides stercoralis in stool

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1048-1051

  Sultana, Yasmin ^a,b   Jeoffreys, Neisha ^a,b   Watts, Matthew R ^a,b   Gilbert, Gwendolyn L ^a,b   Lee, Rogan ^a,b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FECES; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LARVA; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

STRONGYLOIDES RATTI; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

EID: 84878794578     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0437     Document Type: Article

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