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The Potential for a Blood Test for Scabies

BACKGROUND: 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 physicia...

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Autores principales: Arlian, Larry G., Feldmeier, Hermann, Morgan, Marjorie S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4619658/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26492406
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004188