Enteric multiplex PCR panels: A new diagnostic tool for amoebic liver abscess?

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dc.contributor.authorWeitzel, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorCabrera, J
dc.contributor.authorRosas, R
dc.contributor.authorNoriega, L.M.
dc.contributor.authorSchiappacasse, Giancarlo
dc.contributor.authorVollrath, Valeska
dc.contributor.authorPorte, Lorena
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-11T12:45:01Z
dc.date.available2017-09-11T12:45:01Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractInvasive amoebiasis is a life-threatening infection requiring immediate detection and treatment. However, diagnosis is challenging because conventional methods such as light microscopy and serology are unreliable. Molecular techniques are therefore considered the new diagnostic reference standard, but most of the developed assays are research tools and not widely available. Recently commercial multiplex PCR panels have been introduced which permit the simultaneous detection of multiple enteric pathogens including Entamoeba histolytica in stool samples. Our report demonstrates for the first time that these new assays might also serve as a rapid tool to diagnose amoebic liver abscess in patients with cystic focal liver lesions.
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dc.identifier.citationNew Microbes New Infect. 2017 Jul; 18: 50–53
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11447/1657
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2017.05.002
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.subjectAmoebiasis
dc.subjectamoebic liver abscess
dc.subjectdiagnosis
dc.subjectEntamoeba histolytica
dc.subjectmultiplex molecular panel
dc.titleEnteric multiplex PCR panels: A new diagnostic tool for amoebic liver abscess?
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