Molecular Identification of Diphyllobothrium latum from a Pediatric Case in Taiwan |
An, Yu-Chin
(Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center)
Sung, Chia-Cheng (Departments of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center) Wang, Chih-Chien (Departments of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center) Lin, Hsin-Chung (Division of Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center) Chen, Kuang-Yao (Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University) Ku, Fu-Man (Molecular Regulation and Bioinformatics Laboratory, Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University) Chen, Ruei-Min (Division of Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center) Chen, Mei-Li (Division of Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center) Huang, Kuo-Yang (Graduate Institute of Pathology and Parasitology, National Defense Medical Center) |
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