Strongyloidiasis in humans: diagnostic efficacy of four conventional methods and real-time polymerase chain reaction

Strongyloidiasis in humans: diagnostic efficacy of four conventional methods and real-time polymerase chain reaction

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal parasitic nematode that causes hyperinfection and/or a dissemination syndrome in hosts, which is often difficult to diagnose. This study aims to compare the diagnostic efficacy of four conventional methods used to diagnose strongyloi...

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Main Authors: Laura Francisca Campo-Polanco, José Mauricio Hernández Sarmiento, Miguel Antonio Mesa, Carlos Jaime Velásquez Franco, Lucelly López, Luz Elena Botero, Lina Andrea Gutiérrez Builes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Strongyloides stercoralis
Intestinal diseases
Helminthology
Molecular diagnostic techniques
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