A Schistosoma haematobium-Specific Real-Time PCR for Diagnosis of Urogenital Schistosomiasis in Serum Samples of International Travelers and Migrants

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Cnops, Lieselotte ^a   Soentjens, Patrick ^a   Clerinx, Jan ^a   van Esbroeck, Marjan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BLADDER BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EGG PARASITOID; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHILIA; FECES ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT REPEATABILITY; MICROSCOPY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAVEL; URINALYSIS; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 84883413389     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002413     Document Type: Article

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