Open AccessIdentification of Entamoeba histolytica and E. dispar infection in Maceió, Alagoas State, northeast Brazil
Author(s) -
Rafael Vital dos Santos,
Gilberto Fontes,
Iasmin A C Duarte,
José Alfredo dos Santos-Júnior,
Eliana Maria Maurício da Rocha
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.6781
Subject(s) - dispar , entamoeba histolytica , entamoeba , feces , biology , amoebiasis , polymerase chain reaction , microbiology and biotechnology , veterinary medicine , medicine , genetics , gene
A cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the prevalence of E. histolytica and E. dispar by examining stool samples obtained from 1,003 students of public schools in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil.
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