Real-time PCR assay in differentiating Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba dispar, and Entamoeba moshkovskii infections in Orang Asli settlements in Malaysia

Background: Amebiasis caused by Entamoeba histolytica is the third leading cause of death worldwide. This pathogenic amoeba is morphologically indistinguishable from E. dispar and E. moshkovskii, the non-pathogenic species. Polymerase chain reaction is the current method of choice approved by World...

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Main Authors: Lau, Yee Ling, Anthony, C., Fakhrurrazi, S.A., Jamaiah, I., Ithoi, Init, Mahmud, Rohela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/8687/1/Lau-2013-Real-time_PCR_assay.pdf
http://eprints.um.edu.my/8687/
http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/pdf/1756-3305-6-250.pdf
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Institution: Universiti Malaya
Language: English