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Diagnostic Accuracy of Five Serologic Tests for Strongyloides stercoralis Infection
PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2014 · Vol. 8(1) · pp. e2640–e2640
Zeno Bisoffi✉(Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria)Dora Buonfrate(Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria)Marco Sequi(Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico)Rojelio Mejía(National Institutes of Health)Rubén O. Cimino(National University of Salta)Alejandro Krolewiecki(Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas)Marco Albonico(Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria)Maria Gobbo(Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria)Stefania Bonafini(Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria)Andrea Angheben(Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria)Ana Requena‐Méndez(Universitat de Barcelona)José Muñóz(Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)Thomas B. Nutman(National Institutes of Health)
Abstract
NIE-LIPS is the most accurate serologic test for the diagnosis of S. stercoralis infection. IFAT and each of the ELISA tests are sufficiently accurate, above a given cut off, for diagnosis, prevalence studies and inclusion in clinical trials.
Parasites and Host InteractionsHelminth infection and controlParasite Biology and Host InteractionsStrongyloides stercoralisGold standard (test)SerologyStrongyloidiasisMedicineFecesStrongyloidesDiagnostic accuracyDiagnostic testImmunology
MeSH terms
AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsChildChild, PreschoolDiagnostic Tests, RoutineFemaleHumansInfantMaleMiddle AgedParasitologyRetrospective Studies
Funding
- FP7 Coordination of Non-Community Research Programmes
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The Laboratory Diagnosis and Follow Up of Strongyloidiasis: A Systematic Review
PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2013 · 390 citations
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