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Concordance between Plasma and Filter Paper Sampling Techniques for the Lymphatic Filariasis Bm14 Antibody ELISA

Diagnostic testing for the antibody Bm14 is used to assess the prevalence of bancroftian and brugian filariasis in endemic populations. Using dried blood spots (DBS) collected on filter paper is ideal in resource-poor settings, but concerns have been raised about the performance of DBS samples compa...

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Autores principales: Masson, Jesse, Douglass, Jan, Roineau, Maureen, Aye, Khin Saw, Htwe, Kyi May, Warner, Jeffrey, Graves, Patricia M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6082080/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30270865
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed2020006