First international external quality assessment scheme of nucleic acid amplification tests for the detection of Schistosoma and soil-transmitted helminths, including Strongyloides: A pilot study.

• Main Authors: Piet Cools (Author), Lisette van Lieshout (Author), Rob Koelewijn (Author), David Addiss (Author), Sitara S R Ajjampur (Author), Mio Ayana (Author), Richard S Bradbury (Author), Jason L Cantera (Author), Daniel Dana (Author), Kerstin Fischer (Author), Rubina Imtiaz (Author), Joyce Kabagenyi (Author), James Lok (Author), James McCarthy (Author), Rojelio Mejia (Author), Zeleke Mekonnen (Author), Sammy M Njenga (Author), Nurulhasanah Othman (Author), Hongguang Shao (Author), Rebecca Traub (Author), Marjan Van Esbroeck (Author), Jozef Vercruysse (Author), Johnny Vlaminck (Author), Steven A Williams (Author), Jaco J Verweij (Author), Jaap J van Hellemond (Author), Bruno Levecke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) are increasingly being used as diagnostic tools for soil-transmitted helminths (STHs; Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale and A. ceylanicum), Strongyloides stercoralis and Schisto...