Cultivation of Entamoeba histolytica as a diagnostic procedure: a brief review
Edelman, M.H.; Spingarn, C.L.
Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine new York 44(1): 27-32
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0027-2507 PMID: 191743 Document Number: 116588
The laboratory diagnosis of Entamoeba histolytica is briefly reviewed. Emphasis is placed on cultivation of trophozoites from cysts, the latter being the stage most often present in routine faecal specimens in temperate climates.
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