Multicentric evaluation of a new real-time PCR assay for quantification of Cryptosporidium spp. and identification of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2556-2563

  Mary, C ^a   Chapey, E ^b   Dutoit, E ^c   Guyot, K ^d   Hasseine, L ^e   Jeddi, F ^a   Menotti, J ^g   Paraud, C ^f   Pomares, C ^e   Rabodonirina, M ^b   Rieux, A ^f   Derouin, F ^g  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIV LILLE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

^f Laboratoire de Niort   (France)

^g SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DNA EXTRACTION; GRINDING; IMMUNOASSAY; LIGAND BINDING; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; PARASITE LOAD; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84880604264     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.03458-12     Document Type: Article

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