Unusual Localization of Blood-Borne Loa loa Microfilariae in the Skin Depends on Microfilarial Density in the Blood: Implications for Onchocerciasis Diagnosis in Coendemic Areas

BACKGROUND: The diagnostic gold standard for onchocerciasis relies on identification and enumeration of (skin-dwelling) Onchocerca volvulus microfilariae (mf) using the skin snip technique (SST). In a recent study, blood-borne Loa loa mf were found by SST in individuals heavily infected with L. loa,...

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Publicado en:Clin Infect Dis
Main Authors: Niamsi-Emalio, Yannick, Nana-Djeunga, Hugues C, Chesnais, Cédric B, Pion, Sébastien D S, Tchatchueng-Mbougua, Jules B, Boussinesq, Michel, Basáñez, María-Gloria, Kamgno, Joseph
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8201578/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33909066
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab255
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