Molecular Diagnostics for Soil-Transmitted Helminths
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Molecular Diagnostics for Soil-Transmitted Helminths
Historically, the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) (e.g., Strongyloides stercoralis, Trichuris trichiura, Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus, and Ascaris lumbricoides) has relied on often-insensitive microscopy techniques. Over the past several years, there has been an effort to use molecular diagnostics, particularly quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), to detect...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0002-9637,1476-1645
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0266