Performance of the Kato-Katz method and real time polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in the framework of a randomised controlled trial: treatment efficacy and day-to-day variation

Performance of the Kato-Katz method and real time polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in the framework of a randomised controlled trial: treatment efficacy and day-to-day variation

Abstract Background Accurate, scalable and sensitive diagnostic tools are crucial in determining prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths (STH), assessing infection intensities and monitoring treatment efficacy. However, assessments on treatment efficacy comparing traditional microscopic to newly em...

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Main Authors: Ladina Keller, Chandni Patel, Sophie Welsche, Tobias Schindler, Eveline Hürlimann, Jennifer Keiser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Trichuris trichiura
qPCR
Kato-Katz
Drug efficacy
Molecular diagnosis
Ivermectin
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04401-x

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