Comparison of a new multiplex real-time PCR with the Kato Katz thick smear and copro-antigen ELISA for the detection and differentiation of Taenia spp. in human stools.

• Main Authors: Dinh Ng-Nguyen (Author), Mark A Stevenson (Author), Pierre Dorny (Author), Sarah Gabriël (Author), Tinh Van Vo (Author), Van-Anh Thi Nguyen (Author), Trong Van Phan (Author), Sze Fui Hii (Author), Rebecca J Traub (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Taenia solium, the cause of neurocysticercosis (NCC), has significant socioeconomic impacts on communities in developing countries. This disease, along with taeniasis is estimated to infect 2.5 to 5 million people globally. Control of T. solium NCC necessitates accurate diagnosis and treatment of T....