Enteric multiplex PCR panels: A new diagnostic tool for amoebic liver abscess?

Invasive amoebiasis is a life-threatening infection requiring immediate detection and treatment. However, diagnosis is challenging because conventional methods such as light microscopy and serology are unreliable. Molecular techniques are therefore considered the new diagnostic reference standard, b...

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Published in:	New Microbes and New Infections
Main Authors:	T. Weitzel, J. Cabrera, R. Rosas, L.M. Noriega, G. Schiappacasse, V. Vollrath, L. Porte
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2017-07-01
Subjects:	Amoebiasis amoebic liver abscess diagnosis Entamoeba histolytica multiplex molecular panel
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297517300380