Angiostrongylus cantonensis DNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Persons with Eosinophilic Meningitis, Laos

Definitive identification of Angiostrongylus cantonensis parasites from clinical specimens is difficult. As a result, regional epidemiology and burden are poorly characterized. To ascertain presence of this parasite in patients in Laos with eosinophilic meningitis, we performed quantitative PCRs on...

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Autores principales: Ming, Damien K.Y., Rattanavong, Sayaphet, Bharucha, Tehmina, Sengvilaipaseuth, Onanong, Dubot-Pérès, Audrey, Newton, Paul N., Robinson, Matthew T.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5708259/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29148389
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2312.171107
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author Ming, Damien K.Y.
Rattanavong, Sayaphet
Bharucha, Tehmina
Sengvilaipaseuth, Onanong
Dubot-Pérès, Audrey
Newton, Paul N.
Robinson, Matthew T.
author_facet Ming, Damien K.Y.
Rattanavong, Sayaphet
Bharucha, Tehmina
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Newton, Paul N.
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description Definitive identification of Angiostrongylus cantonensis parasites from clinical specimens is difficult. As a result, regional epidemiology and burden are poorly characterized. To ascertain presence of this parasite in patients in Laos with eosinophilic meningitis, we performed quantitative PCRs on 36 cerebrospinal fluid samples; 4 positive samples confirmed the parasite’s presence.
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spelling pubmed-57082592017-12-09 Angiostrongylus cantonensis DNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Persons with Eosinophilic Meningitis, Laos Ming, Damien K.Y. Rattanavong, Sayaphet Bharucha, Tehmina Sengvilaipaseuth, Onanong Dubot-Pérès, Audrey Newton, Paul N. Robinson, Matthew T. Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter Definitive identification of Angiostrongylus cantonensis parasites from clinical specimens is difficult. As a result, regional epidemiology and burden are poorly characterized. To ascertain presence of this parasite in patients in Laos with eosinophilic meningitis, we performed quantitative PCRs on 36 cerebrospinal fluid samples; 4 positive samples confirmed the parasite’s presence. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-12 /pmc/articles/PMC5708259/ /pubmed/29148389 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2312.171107 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Research Letter
Ming, Damien K.Y.
Rattanavong, Sayaphet
Bharucha, Tehmina
Sengvilaipaseuth, Onanong
Dubot-Pérès, Audrey
Newton, Paul N.
Robinson, Matthew T.
Angiostrongylus cantonensis DNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Persons with Eosinophilic Meningitis, Laos
title Angiostrongylus cantonensis DNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Persons with Eosinophilic Meningitis, Laos
title_full Angiostrongylus cantonensis DNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Persons with Eosinophilic Meningitis, Laos
title_fullStr Angiostrongylus cantonensis DNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Persons with Eosinophilic Meningitis, Laos
title_full_unstemmed Angiostrongylus cantonensis DNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Persons with Eosinophilic Meningitis, Laos
title_short Angiostrongylus cantonensis DNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Persons with Eosinophilic Meningitis, Laos
title_sort angiostrongylus cantonensis dna in cerebrospinal fluid of persons with eosinophilic meningitis, laos
topic Research Letter
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5708259/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29148389
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2312.171107
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