Human strongyloidiasis: complexities and pathways forward
SUMMARY Strongyloidiasis is a World Health Organization neglected tropical disease
usually caused by Strongyloides stercoralis, a parasitic worm with a complex life cycle …
usually caused by Strongyloides stercoralis, a parasitic worm with a complex life cycle …
[HTML][HTML] New diagnostic tools in schistosomiasis
J Utzinger, SL Becker, L Van Lieshout… - Clinical microbiology …, 2015 - Elsevier
Schistosomiasis is a water-based parasitic disease that affects over 250 million people.
Control efforts have long been in vain, which is one reason why schistosomiasis is …
Control efforts have long been in vain, which is one reason why schistosomiasis is …
[HTML][HTML] Sensitivity of diagnostic tests for human soil-transmitted helminth infections: a meta-analysis in the absence of a true gold standard
Reliable, sensitive and practical diagnostic tests are an essential tool in disease control
programmes for map**, impact evaluation and surveillance. To provide a robust global …
programmes for map**, impact evaluation and surveillance. To provide a robust global …
[HTML][HTML] Novel approaches to the diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis infection
Strongyloides stercoralis differs from the other soil-transmitted helminths because it puts
infected subjects at risk of a fatal syndrome (in cases of immunosuppression for medical …
infected subjects at risk of a fatal syndrome (in cases of immunosuppression for medical …
Application of a multiplex quantitative PCR to assess prevalence and intensity of intestinal parasite infections in a controlled clinical trial
Background Accurate quantitative assessment of infection with soil transmitted helminths
and protozoa is key to the interpretation of epidemiologic studies of these parasites, as well …
and protozoa is key to the interpretation of epidemiologic studies of these parasites, as well …
Accuracy of molecular biology techniques for the diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis infection—A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Strongyloides stercoralis infection is a neglected tropical disease which can
lead to severe symptoms and even death in immunosuppressed people. Unfortunately, its …
lead to severe symptoms and even death in immunosuppressed people. Unfortunately, its …
Multi-parallel qPCR provides increased sensitivity and diagnostic breadth for gastrointestinal parasites of humans: field-based inferences on the impact of mass …
AV Easton, RG Oliveira, EM O'Connell, S Kepha… - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
Background Although chronic morbidity in humans from soil transmitted helminth (STH)
infections can be reduced by anthelmintic treatment, inconsistent diagnostic tools make it …
infections can be reduced by anthelmintic treatment, inconsistent diagnostic tools make it …
Diagnostic performance of a single and duplicate Kato-Katz, Mini-FLOTAC, FECPAKG2 and qPCR for the detection and quantification of soil-transmitted helminths in …
P Cools, J Vlaminck, M Albonico, S Ame… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Because the success of deworming programs targeting soil-transmitted
helminths (STHs) is evaluated through the periodically assessment of prevalence and …
helminths (STHs) is evaluated through the periodically assessment of prevalence and …
Improved PCR-based detection of soil transmitted helminth infections using a next-generation sequencing approach to assay design
Background The soil transmitted helminths are a group of parasitic worms responsible for
extensive morbidity in many of the world's most economically depressed locations. With …
extensive morbidity in many of the world's most economically depressed locations. With …
[HTML][HTML] Molecular diagnostics for soil-transmitted helminths
EM O'Connell, TB Nutman - The American journal of tropical …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Historically, the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs)(eg, Strongyloides stercoralis,
Trichuris trichiura, Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus, and Ascaris lumbricoides) …
Trichuris trichiura, Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus, and Ascaris lumbricoides) …