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Genotypic assignment of infection by Dirofilaria repens.
Parasitology international - 1 Jun 2002
Vakalis Nicholas, Vougioukas Nicholas, Patsoula Eleni, Spanakos Gregory, Sioutopoulou Despina O, Vamvakopoulos Nicholas C
Abstract excerpt
Dirofilariasis is a parasitic disease, which if treated inappropriately due to misdiagnosis, can cause unwanted complications particularly when the infection is located in the breast. The numerous obstacles that can cause misdiagnosis of dirofilariases by standard morphological procedures prompted the development of a Dirofilaria repens-specific direct polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based diagnostic approach...
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