A Comparative Analysis of Microscopy, Coproantigen Serology, and Nested Multiplex PCR in the Laboratory Diagnosis of Entamoeba histolytica Infection

Objectives Amoebiasis is caused by the most common intestinal protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica. This parasite causes amoebic colitis, which is manifested by diarrhea, followed by dysentery. The laboratory diagnosis of intestinal amoebiasis in most cases is by microscopic examination of stool...

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Main Authors: Sindhusuta Das, Nonika Rajkumari, Anitha Gunalan, Dhanalakshmi Rajavelu, Jeby Jose Olickal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of Laboratory Physicians
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1732488