Comparison of Multiplex Single Round PCR and Microscopy in Diagnosis of Amoebiasis

• Main Authors: Sri Hidajati Baju Santoso, Sukmawati Basuki, Suhintam Pusarawati, Kusmartisnawati, Lynda Rossyanti, Sri Wijayanti Sulistyowati, Dwi Peni Kartikasari, Indah Setyawati Tantular, Alpha Fardah Athiyah, Andy Darma, Retno Handajani, Subijanto Marto Sudarmo, Heny Arwati
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Obafemi Awolowo University 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RJ Pediatrics
• Online Access: http://repository.unair.ac.id/107345/1/8.%20COMPARISON%20OF%20MULTIPLEX%20SINGLE%20ROUND%20PCR%20AND%20MICROSCOPY%20IN%20DIAGNOSIS%20OF%20AMOEBIASIS.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/107345/2/Comparison%20of%20Multiplex.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/107345/3/8.%20COMPARISON%20OF%20MULTIPLEX%20SINGLE%20ROUND%20PCR%20AND%20MICROSCOPY%20IN%20DIAGNOSIS%20OF%20AMOEBIASIS.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/107345/; https://journals.athmsi.org/index.php/AJID/article/view/5043; https://doi.org/10.21010/Ajid.v12i1S.18
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Background: Amoebiasis, the cause of dysentery and extra-intestinal abscesses, now becomes second fatal parasitic disease in the world. As routine microscopic diagnosis cannot differentiate causative Entamoeba histolytica from non-pathogenic E. dispar and E. moshkovskii, better diagnosis has to be s...