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Detection of G1 genotype of human cystic echinococcosis in Egypt.
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology - 1 Dec 2009
Abd El Baki Mohammad H, El Missiry Adel M G, Abd El Aaty Heba E M, Mohamad Anhar A, Aminou Heba A R
Abstract excerpt
The first trial to detect G1 genotype in Egyptian human isolates of hydatid cysts (HC) and serum samples to approach diagnosis of cystic echinococcosis (CE) using human sera by PCR. Using strain specific primers, 27/36 confirmed CE patients (75%) showed G1 specific band in their sera at 254 bp. Specificity was 100% without detecting bands for either other parasitosis, or mass occupying lesions. Using PCR, G1...
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