Strong-LAMP: A LAMP Assay for Strongyloides spp. Detection in Stool and Urine Samples. Towards the Diagnosis of Human Strongyloidiasis Starting from a Rodent Model.

BACKGROUND:Strongyloides stercoralis, the chief causative agent of human strongyloidiasis, is a nematode globally distributed but mainly endemic in tropical and subtropical regions. Chronic infection is often clinically asymptomatic but it can result in severe hyperinfection syndrome or disseminated...

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Main Authors: Pedro Fernández-Soto, Alicia Sánchez-Hernández, Javier Gandasegui, Cristina Bajo Santos, Julio López-Abán, José María Saugar, Esperanza Rodríguez, Belén Vicente, Antonio Muro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-07-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4945066?pdf=render