Improved PCR-Based Detection of Soil Transmitted Helminth Infections Using a Next-Generation Sequencing Approach to Assay Design.

• Main Authors: Nils Pilotte (Author), Marina Papaiakovou (Author), Jessica R Grant (Author), Lou Ann Bierwert (Author), Stacey Llewellyn (Author), James S McCarthy (Author), Steven A Williams (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:The soil transmitted helminths are a group of parasitic worms responsible for extensive morbidity in many of the world's most economically depressed locations. With growing emphasis on disease mapping and eradication, the availability of accurate and cost-effective diagnostic measure...