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J Clin Microbiol
; 49(12): 4338-40, 2011 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21976768
ABSTRACT
Neurocysticercosis diagnosis is based on a combination of clinical, epidemiological, radiological, and immunological findings. We describe a real-time PCR assay for the confirmation of neurocysticercosis diagnosis in cerebrospinal fluid. The assay, tested on samples from nine patients living in France and diagnosed with neurocysticercosis, had a detection rate of 83.3% and 100% specificity.