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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...
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. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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