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Case Reports
. 2011 Jul;17(7):1312-3.
doi: 10.3201/eid1707.100892.

Rare case of trichomonal peritonitis

Crystal A Zalonis, Allan Pillay, William Secor, Burth Humburg, Robert Aber
Case Reports

Rare case of trichomonal peritonitis

Crystal A Zalonis et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jul.
No abstract available

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PCR amplification with primers TFR3 and TFR4. Lane 1, Tritrichomonas foetus ATCC 30231; lane 2, peritoneal fluid specimen; lane 3, culture of peritoneal fluid; lane 4, T. suis ATCC 30167; lane 5, Pentatrichomonas hominis; lane 6, Trichomonas tenax; lane 7, no template control. MW, molecular size standard. Values at left are bp.
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