Multiplex real-time PCR monitoring of intestinal helminths in humans reveals widespread polyparasitism in Northern Samar, the Philippines

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 477-483

  Gordon, Catherine A ^a,b   McManus, Donald P ^a   Acosta, Luz P ^c   Olveda, Remigio M ^c   Williams, Gail M ^b   Ross, Allen G ^d   Gray, Darren J ^a,b,e   Gobert, Geoffrey N ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Philippines)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intestinal helminths; Multiplex qPCR; Polyparasitism; Schistosomiasis; STH infection; Taeniasis; The Philippines

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

BIOMONITORING; DISEASE CONTROL; ENDEMIC SPECIES; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PARASITISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANCYLOSTOMA; ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE; ANCYLOSTOMIASIS; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIXED INFECTION; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NONHUMAN; PHILIPPINES; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TAENIA SAGINATA; TAENIA SOLIUM; TAENIASIS; YOUNG ADULT; ANIMAL; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; PARASITOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

EASTERN VISAYAS; PHILIPPINES; SAMAR; VISAYAS;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; NECATOR AMERICANUS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; TAENIA SAGINATA; TAENIA SOLIUM; VERMES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHILIPPINES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928302266     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2015.02.011     Document Type: Article

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