364. Diagnosis of Amebic Liver Abscess by a Commercial Multiplex Stool Amplification Assay. A Potentially Useful Alternative in Limited-Resources Settings.

BACKGROUND: Amoebic liver abscess (ALA) is caused by the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica. Clinical and radiological features of ALA often mimic those of pyogenic liver abscess (PLA). Currently, differential diagnosis between ALA and PLA relys on microscopic examination, anti-amoebic IgG ser...

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Autores principales: Murillo, Jorge, Torres, Jaime, Baquero, Julio, Leal, Vanessa, Jimenez, Ana, Martinez, Elena, Garcia, Chloris
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9751991/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac492.442

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9751991/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac492.442

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