Identification of human intestinal parasites affecting an asymptomatic peri-urban Argentinian population using multi-parallel quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction

BACKGROUND: In resource-limited countries, stool microscopy is the diagnostic test of choice for intestinal parasites (soil-transmitted helminths and/or intestinal protozoa). However, sensitivity and specificity is low. Improved diagnosis of intestinal parasites is especially important for accurate...

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Published in:Parasit Vectors
Main Authors: Cimino, Rubén O., Jeun, Rebecca, Juarez, Marisa, Cajal, Pamela S., Vargas, Paola, Echazú, Adriana, Bryan, Patricia E., Nasser, Julio, Krolewiecki, Alejandro, Mejia, Rojelio
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4504406/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26183074
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0994-z
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