A novel, multi-parallel, real-time polymerase chain reaction approach for eight gastrointestinal parasites provides improved diagnostic capabilities to resource-limited at-risk populations

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1041-1047

  Mejia, Rojelio ^a   Vicuña, Yosselin ^c   Broncano, Nely ^c   Sandoval, Carlos ^c   Vaca, Maritza ^c   Chico, Martha ^c   Cooper, Philip J ^c   Nutman, Thomas B ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SAN FRANCISCO DE QUITO   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DNA EXTRACTION; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES ANALYSIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; INTESTINE PARASITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA;

ADOLESCENT; ANCYLOSTOMA; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, HELMINTH; ECUADOR; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALI; MICROSCOPY; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NORTH AMERICA; PREVALENCE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RURAL POPULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; TRICHURIS;

ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE; ASCARIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; NECATOR AMERICANUS; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA;

EID: 84878779376     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0726     Document Type: Article

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