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Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of Onchocerca volvulus Linear Epitopes in a Peptide Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

Diagnostic tools for the detection of infection with Onchocerca volvulus are presently limited to microfilaria detection in skin biopsies and serological assessment using the Ov16 immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) rapid test, both of which have limited sensitivity. We have investigated the diagnostic perform...

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Autores principales: Lagatie, Ole, Verheyen, Ann, Nijs, Erik, Van Dorst, Bieke, Batsa Debrah, Linda, Debrah, Alex, Supali, Taniawati, Sartono, Erliyani, Stuyver, Lieven J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5930915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29313477
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0756