Diagnostic accuracy of five serologic tests for Strongyloides stercoralis infection.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Zeno Bisoffi (लेखक), Dora Buonfrate (लेखक), Marco Sequi (लेखक), Rojelio Mejia (लेखक), Ruben O Cimino (लेखक), Alejandro J Krolewiecki (लेखक), Marco Albonico (लेखक), Maria Gobbo (लेखक), Stefania Bonafini (लेखक), Andrea Angheben (लेखक), Ana Requena-Mendez (लेखक), José Muñoz (लेखक), Thomas B Nutman (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis (S. stercoralis) infection is hampered by the suboptimal sensitivity of fecal-based tests. Serological methods are believed to be more sensitive, although assessing their accuracy is difficult because of the lack of sensitivity of a fecal-based...