Accuracy of five serologic tests for the follow up of Strongyloides stercoralis infection.

• Główni autorzy: Dora Buonfrate (Autor), Marco Sequi (Autor), Rojelio Mejia (Autor), Ruben O Cimino (Autor), Alejandro J Krolewiecki (Autor), Marco Albonico (Autor), Monica Degani (Autor), Stefano Tais (Autor), Andrea Angheben (Autor), Ana Requena-Mendez (Autor), José Muñoz (Autor), Thomas B Nutman (Autor), Zeno Bisoffi (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Traditional faecal-based methods have poor sensitivity for the detection of S. stercoralis, therefore are inadequate for post-treatment evaluation of infected patients who should be carefully monitored to exclude the persistence of the infection. In a previous study, we demonstrated high...