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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-27
pubmed:abstractText
The application of genotyping to clinical isolates of Cryptosporidium has increased significantly our knowledge and understanding of the distribution and epidemiology of this parasite. However, some methods can be laborious and demand specialist technical expertise. PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) techniques represent a more rapid and simple method of genotyping to support epidemiological and clinical investigations than conventional DNA analytical techniques. We describe a nested PCR-RFLP technique that identifies polymorphisms in the C. parvum thrombospondin-related adhesive protein gene locus; this method offers a sensitive and specific tool for the confirmation and investigation of disease associated with C. parvum. The potential of this enhanced method is demonstrated by its application to the confirmation and epidemiological investigation of an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis associated with a school visit to an open farm.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0099-2240
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
67
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5581-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Modification of a rapid method for the identification of gene-specific polymorphisms in Cryptosporidium parvum and its application to clinical and epidemiological investigations.
pubmed:affiliation
PHLS Cryptosporidium Reference Unit, Swansea Public Health Laboratory, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, United Kingdom. kristin.elwin@phls.wales.nhs.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Evaluation Studies