Overdiagnosis of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar in Nicaragua: A Microscopic, Triage Parasite Panel and PCR Study
- 31 May 2006
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Archives of Medical Research
- Vol. 37 (4) , 529-534
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arcmed.2005.10.009
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