Diagnostic performance of a single and duplicate Kato-Katz, Mini-FLOTAC, FECPAKG2 and qPCR for the detection and quantification of soil-transmitted helminths in three endemic countries.

• Main Authors: Piet Cools (Author), Johnny Vlaminck (Author), Marco Albonico (Author), Shaali Ame (Author), Mio Ayana (Author), Barrios Perez José Antonio (Author), Giuseppe Cringoli (Author), Daniel Dana (Author), Jennifer Keiser (Author), Maria P Maurelli (Author), Catalina Maya (Author), Leonardo F Matoso (Author), Antonio Montresor (Author), Zeleke Mekonnen (Author), Greg Mirams (Author), Rodrigo Corrêa-Oliveira (Author), Simone A Pinto (Author), Laura Rinaldi (Author), Somphou Sayasone (Author), Eurion Thomas (Author), Jaco J Verweij (Author), Jozef Vercruysse (Author), Bruno Levecke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Because the success of deworming programs targeting soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) is evaluated through the periodically assessment of prevalence and infection intensities, the use of the correct diagnostic method is of utmost importance. The STH community has recen...