Novel approaches to the diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis infection

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 543-552

  Buonfrate, D ^a   Formenti, F ^a   Perandin, F ^a   Bisoffi, Z ^a  

^a SACRO CUORE DON CALABRIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Follow up; Prevalence; Screening; Strongyloides stercoralis

Indexed keywords

AGAR; LUCIFERASE; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN;

ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; ANIMAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY TEST; PARASITOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; VERMES;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; PARASITOLOGY; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 84930821138     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.04.001     Document Type: Review

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