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Comparative study on immunoblot technique and PCR in diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni in experimental animals /

Samah Sayed Mohammed Abdelgawad

Comparative study on immunoblot technique and PCR in diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni in experimental animals / دراسة مقارنة عن اختبار المناعة التلونى و اختبار البلمرة المتسلسل فى تشخيص بلهارسيا المستقيم في حيوانات التجارب Samah Sayed Mohammed Abdelgawad ; Supervised Mousa Abdelgawad Mousa , Wahed Mohammed Ali Mousa , Enas Yahia AbuSarea Mohamed - Cairo : Samah Sayed Mohammed Abdelgawad , 2012 - 134 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Parasitology

Schistosomiases, the major public health problem in rural Egypt, with almost six million people were infested so the early diagnosis is essential for adequate treatment of acute infection. In this study, we compare PCR and western blot techniques in diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni. Forty swiss albino mice were used, thirty two mice were infected with cercariae of and mansoni and eight mice were kept non infected which were used as a control



PCR Schistosoma mansoni Western blot technique