Real-time PCR has revolutionized the way clinical microbiology laboratories diagnose many
human microbial infections. This testing method combines PCR chemistry with fluorescent …

Clinical microbiology laboratories need to communicate results of antibacterial susceptibility
testing to prescribers. Sophisticated prescribers who are knowledgeable of the …

Based on the hypothesis that intestinal clostridia play a role in late-onset autism, we have
been characterizing clostridia from stools of autistic and control children. We applied the …

The genus Entamoeba contains many species, six of which (Entamoeba histolytica,
Entamoeba dispar, Entamoeba moshkovskii, Entamoeba polecki, Entamoeba coli, and …

There have been reports of increasing numbers of cases of malaria among migrants and
travelers. Although microscopic examination of blood smears remains the “gold standard” in …

Amoebiasis, an enteric protozoan disease caused by Entamoeba histolytica, is a public
health problem in many develo** countries, causing up to 100,000 fatal cases annually …

Invention of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology by Kary Mullis in 1984 gave birth
to real-time PCR. Real-time PCR-detection and expression analysis of gene (s) in real-time …

More than one billion diarrhea episodes occur every year among children younger than 5
years of age in socioeconomically develo** countries causing 2 to 2.5 million deaths …

Parasitic infections previously seen only in develo** tropical settings can be currently
diagnosed worldwide due to travel and population migration. Some parasites may directly or …

We developed a real-time-PCR assay utilizing a molecular-beacon probe for the detection of
Entamoeba histolytica and compared its sensitivity to stool antigen detection and traditional …