Use of real-time polymerase chain reaction to identify Entamoeba histolytica in schoolchildren from northwest Mexico

Introduction: Entamoeba histolytica, E. dispar, and E. moshkovskii are morphologically identical, but intestinal amebiasis is caused only by E. histolytica. Mexico is among the countries with high amebae infection rates, although the contribution of pathogenic amoeba to the total detected cases rem...

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Main Authors: Sandra Aguayo-Patrón, Reyna Castillo-Fimbres, Luis Quihui-Cota, Ana María Calderón de la Barca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/9350
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