Rapid clearance of Giardia lamblia DNA from the gut after successful treatment

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2014, Pages O972-O974

  van den Bijllaardt, W ^a   Overdevest, I T ^a   Buiting, A G ^a   Verweij, J J ^a  

^a Microvida Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clearance; Follow up; Giardia; Real time pcr; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DNA DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CLEARANCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE LOAD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL INTESTINE MUCOSA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FECES; FEMALE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905865661     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12626     Document Type: Article

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