Article
Diagnosis of infections caused by Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon intestinalis using polymerase chain reaction in stool specimens
1 May 1997
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study the usefulness of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the species identification of microsporidia in stool specimens obtained from HIV-infected patients with Enterocytozoon bieneusi or Encephalitozoon intestinalis infections. SETTING: Infectious disease clinic in a university hospital. PATIENTS: Thirty-seven stool specimens from 29 HIV-infected patients with microsporidiosis were tested. The...
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