| Issue |
Parasite
Volume 3, Number 1, March 1996
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 85 - 86 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/1996031085 | |
| Published online | 25 September 2014 | |
Note de recherche
Specific and rapid detection of Microsporia in stool specimens from AIDS patients by PCR
Détection spécifique et rapide des microsporidies par la PCR dans les selles de patients atteints de SIDA
Unité INSERM 313. CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, 91, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris.
Received:
29
December
1995
Accepted:
3
January
1996
Two microsporidian species, Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon intestinalis, are the cause of diarrhoea and wasting syndrome in AIDS patients. A new PCR assay is proposed for the rapid and specific detection of these parasites in stools.
Résumé
Deux microsporidies, Enterocytozoon bieneusi et Encephalitozoon intestinalis, causent la diarrhée et l'amaigrissement de patients atteints de SIDA. Un nouveau test par la PCR permet la détection rapide et spécifique de ces parasites dans les selles
Key words: AIDS / microsporidia / PCR / stools
Mots clés : SIDA / microsporidie / PCR / selles
© PRINCEPS Editions, Paris, 1996, transferred to Société Française de Parasitologie
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