PCR Diagnosis of Entamoeba histolytica Cysts in Stool Samples |
Moon, Joung-Ho
(Division of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health)
Cho, Shin-Hyeong (Division of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health) Yu, Jae-Ran (Kon-Kuk University College of Medicine, Environmental and Tropical Medicine) Lee, Won-Ja (Division of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health) Cheun, Hyeng-Il (Division of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health) |
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