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Comparison of a new multiplex real-time PCR with the Kato Katz thick smear and copro-antigen ELISA for the detection and differentiation of Taenia spp. in human stools

BACKGROUND: Taenia solium, the cause of neurocysticercosis (NCC), has significant socioeconomic impacts on communities in developing countries. This disease, along with taeniasis is estimated to infect 2.5 to 5 million people globally. Control of T. solium NCC necessitates accurate diagnosis and tre...

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Autores principales: Ng-Nguyen, Dinh, Stevenson, Mark A., Dorny, Pierre, Gabriël, Sarah, Vo, Tinh Van, Nguyen, Van-Anh Thi, Phan, Trong Van, Hii, Sze Fui, Traub, Rebecca J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5517074/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28686662
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005743