Comparison of the egg recovery rates and limit of detection for soil-transmitted helminths using the Kato-Katz thick smear, faecal flotation and quantitative real-time PCR in human stool.

Zendejas-Heredia, Patsy A; Colella, Vito; Hii, Sze Fui; Traub, Rebecca J

Zendejas-Heredia, Patsy A; Colella, Vito; Hii, Sze Fui; Traub, Rebecca J.

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Zendejas-Heredia PA; Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Colella V; Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Hii SF; Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Traub RJ; Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis ; 15(5): e0009395, 2021 05.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34038411

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Feces/parasitology; Helminthiasis/diagnosis; Parasite Egg Count/methods; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods; Animals; Ascaris/isolation & purification; Humans; Limit of Detection; Microscopy/methods; Necator americanus/isolation & purification; Nitrates; Prevalence; Sensitivity and Specificity; Trichuris/isolation & purification

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Parasite Egg Count / Feces / Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / Helminthiasis Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Animals / Humans Language: En Journal: PLoS Negl Trop Dis Journal subject: MEDICINA TROPICAL Year: 2021 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Australia

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