Analysis of diagnostic test outcomes in a large loiasis cohort from an endemic region: Serological tests are often false negative in hyper-microfilaremic infections.

• Autors principals: Luzia Veletzky (Autor), Kirsten Alexandra Eberhardt (Autor), Jennifer Hergeth (Autor), Daniel Robert Stelzl (Autor), Rella Zoleko Manego (Autor), Ruth Kreuzmair (Autor), Gerrit Burger (Autor), Johannes Mischlinger (Autor), Matthew B B McCall (Autor), Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma (Autor), Ayôla Akim Adegnika (Autor), Selidji Todagbe Agnandji (Autor), Pierre Blaise Matsiegui (Autor), Bertrand Lell (Autor), Peter Kremsner (Autor), Benjamin Mordmüller (Autor), Dennis Tappe (Autor), Michael Ramharter (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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<h4>Background</h4>The parasitic disease loiasis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Individuals with hyper-microfilaremia (greater than 20,000 microfilariae per mL of blood) may suffer from serious treatment-related or spontaneous adverse events. Diagnosing loiasis r...