Molecular diagnosis of eosinophilic meningitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) by polymerase chain reaction-DNA sequencing of cerebrospinal fluids of patients

Molecular diagnosis of eosinophilic meningitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) by polymerase chain reaction-DNA sequencing of cerebrospinal fluids of patients

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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from clinically diagnosed patients with detectable Angiostrongylus canto-nensis-specific antibodies (n = 10), patients with clinically suspected cases that tested negative for A. cantonensis-an-tibodies (n = 5) and patients with cerebral gnathostomiasis (n = 2) and...

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Main Authors: Praphathip Eamsobhana, Darawan Wanachiwanawin, Naowarat Dechkum, Anchana Parsartvit, Hoi Sen Yong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2013-02-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Angiostrongylus cantonensis
eosinophilic meningitis
cerebrospinal fluid
PCR
DNA sequencing
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000100020

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