Positivity of Antigen Tests Used for Diagnosis of Lymphatic Filariasis in Individuals Without Wuchereria bancrofti Infection But with High Loa loa Microfilaremia

Since the mid-2000s, the immunochromatographic card test (ICT), a point-of-care test for detecting Wuchereria bancrofti circulating filarial antigens (CFAs), has been the backbone for mapping and monitoring lymphatic filariasis (LF) worldwide. Recently, there have been instances in which CFA positiv...

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Autores principales: Pion, Sébastien D., Montavon, Céline, Chesnais, Cédric B., Kamgno, Joseph, Wanji, Samuel, Klion, Amy D., Nutman, Thomas B., Boussinesq, Michel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5154460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27729568
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0547

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5154460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27729568
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0547

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