A comparison of two tests for filarial antigenemia in areas in Sri Lanka and Indonesia with low-level persistence of lymphatic filariasis following mass drug administration

BACKGROUND: Filarial antigen tests are key tools for mapping the distribution of bancroftian filariasis and for detecting areas with persistent infections following mass drug administration (MDA). A recent study showed that the new Alere Filariasis Test Strip (FTS) has better analytical sensitivity...

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Autores principales: Yahathugoda, Thishan C., Supali, Taniawati, Rao, Ramakrishna U., Djuardi, Yenny, Stefani, Difa, Pical, Femmy, Fischer, Peter U., Lloyd, Melanie M., Premaratne, Prasad H., Weerasooriya, Mirani V., Weil, Gary J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4501213/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26168919
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0979-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4501213/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26168919
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0979-y

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