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. 1997 Sep;35(9):2405–2407. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.9.2405-2407.1997

Comparison of use of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay-based kits and PCR amplification of rRNA genes for simultaneous detection of Entamoeba histolytica and E. dispar.

D Mirelman 1, Y Nuchamowitz 1, T Stolarsky 1
PMCID: PMC229977  PMID: 9276425

Abstract

A comparison of the use of three commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay-based kits and PCR amplification of rRNA genes to detect and differentiate Entamoeba histolytica from E. dispar was carried out. Only the Techlab kit did not cross-react with E. dispar antigens, but it was 100 times less sensitive than PCR in detection of and differentiation between the two types of Entamoeba.

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