Diagnosing Schistosomiasis by Detection of Cell-Free Parasite DNA in Human Plasma

INTRODUCTION: Schistosomiasis (bilharzia), one of the most relevant parasitoses of humans, is confirmed by microscopic detection of eggs in stool, urine, or organ biopsies. The sensitivity of these procedures is variable due to fluctuation of egg shedding. Serological tests on the other hand do not...

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Autores principales: Wichmann, Dominic, Panning, Marcus, Quack, Thomas, Kramme, Stefanie, Burchard, Gerd-Dieter, Grevelding, Christoph, Drosten, Christian
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2667260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19381285
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000422

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2667260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19381285
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000422

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