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

• Main Authors: Dora Buonfrate (Author), Marco Sequi (Author), Rojelio Mejia (Author), Ruben O Cimino (Author), Alejandro J Krolewiecki (Author), Marco Albonico (Author), Monica Degani (Author), Stefano Tais (Author), Andrea Angheben (Author), Ana Requena-Mendez (Author), José Muñoz (Author), Thomas B Nutman (Author), Zeno Bisoffi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...