The Potential for a Blood Test for Scabies.

• Päätekijät: Larry G Arlian (Tekijä), Hermann Feldmeier (Tekijä), Marjorie S Morgan (Tekijä)
• Aineistotyyppi: Kirja
• Julkaistu: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Scabies afflicts millions of people worldwide, but it is very difficult to diagnose by the usual skin scrape test, and a presumptive diagnosis is often made based on clinical signs such as rash and intense itch. A sensitive and specific blood test to detect scabies would allow a physician to quickly...