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dc.contributor.authorUmesha, K.R.
dc.contributor.authorSanathKumar
dc.contributor.authorParvathi, A.
dc.contributor.authorDuenngai, K.
dc.contributor.authorSithithaworn, P.
dc.contributor.authorKarunasagar, Indrani
dc.contributor.authorKarunasagar, Iddya
dc.date.accessioned2008-11-25T05:05:16Z
dc.date.available2008-11-25T05:05:16Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationExperimental Parasitology, vol.120; 353-356p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1495
dc.description.abstractA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was evaluated for detection of Opisthorchis viverrini eggs in the stool specimens of light and heavily infected individuals in Khon Kaen province of Thailand. A total of 75 fecal specimens were analyzed by PCR following DNA extraction. All the microscopically positive samples were positive by PCR, while 23 of 30 (76.6%) microscopically negative samples were also PCR positive. The sensitivity of the assay was 5 eggs/g of stool. This method is potentially useful in the diagnosis of human opisthorchiasis in endemic areas for treatment and in epidemiological investigations.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsCopyright [2008]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subjectmicroorganisms
dc.subjectpolymerase chain reaction
dc.subjecthealth and safety
dc.subjectdefection
dc.titleOpisthorchis viverrini: Detection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in human stool samples
dc.typeJournal Article


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