Molecular diagnosis of strongyloidiasis in tropical areas: a comparison of conventional and real-time polymerase chain reaction with parasitological methods

This study aimed to evaluate the use of conventional polymerase chain reaction (cPCR) and real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) in the diagnosis of human strongyloidiasis from stool samples in tropical areas. Stool samples were collected from individuals and were determined to be positive for Strongyloi...

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Published in:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors:	Fabiana Martins de Paula, Fernanda de Mello Malta, Priscilla Duarte Marques, Renata Barnabé Sitta, João Renato Rebello Pinho, Ronaldo César Borges Gryschek, Pedro Paulo Chieffi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2015-04-01
Subjects:	Strongyloides stercoralis molecular diagnosis conventional PCR real-time PCR
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762015000200272&lng=en&tlng=en