Molecular diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis in faecal samples using real-time PCR

JJ Verweij, M Canales, K Polman, J Ziem, EAT Brienen, AM Polderman, L van Lieshout

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    Original languageEnglish
    JournalTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
    Volume103
    Issue number4
    Pages (from-to)342-346
    Number of pages5
    ISSN0035-9203
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009

    Keywords

    • B780-tropical-medicine
    • Helminthic diseases
    • Intestinal
    • Strongyloidiasis
    • Strongyloides stercoralis
    • Case detection
    • Laboratory diagnosis
    • PCR
    • Real-time
    • Baermann sedimentation
    • Faeces
    • Specificity
    • Sensitivity
    • Comparative study
    • Ghana
    • Africa-West

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