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SUBMITTER: Gomes Tdos S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3944400 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gomes Thiago Dos Santos Tdos S Garcia Mariana Coimbra MC de Souza Cunha Flavia F Werneck de Macedo Heloisa H Peralta José Mauro JM Peralta Regina Helena Saramago RH
TheScientificWorldJournal 20140212
Amoebiasis, a disease caused by Entamoeba histolytica, is usually diagnosed by microscopic examination, which does not differentiate the morphologically identical species of the E. histolytica/E. dispar complex. Furthermore, morphologically similar species such as Entamoeba hartmanni contribute to misidentification. Therefore, there is a need for more sensitive and specific methods. This study standardized a multiplex real-time PCR system for E. histolytica and E. dispar and a single real-time P ...[more]