PCR for the Diagnosis of Abdominal Angiostrongyliasis in Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Human Tissue

To date the diagnosis of abdominal angiostrongyliasis (AA) depends on the histological identification of Angiostrongylus costaricensis (AC) in surgical specimens. However, microscopic evaluation is time consuming and often fails in identifying the parasite. We tested whether PCR might help in the di...

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Main Authors: Rodriguez, Rubens, da Silva, Ana Cristina Aramburú, Müller, Carla Aristonara, Alves, Silvana Lunardini, Graeff-Teixeira, Carlos, Fornari, Fernando
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3976301/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24705328
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093658
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