Diagnosing Polyparasitism in a High-Prevalence Setting in Beira, Mozambique: Detection of Intestinal Parasites in Fecal Samples by Microscopy and Real-Time PCR.

BACKGROUND:Many different intestinal parasite species can co-occur in the same population. However, classic diagnostic tools can only frame a particular group of intestinal parasite species. Hence, one or two tests do not suffice to provide a complete picture of infecting parasite species in a given...

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Main Authors: Lynn Meurs, Anton M Polderman, Natalie V S Vinkeles Melchers, Eric A T Brienen, Jaco J Verweij, Bernhard Groosjohan, Felisberto Mendes, Manito Mechendura, Dagmar H Hepp, Marijke C C Langenberg, Rosanne Edelenbosch, Katja Polman, Lisette van Lieshout
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5289637?pdf=render