Comparison of real-time PCR and the Kato-Katz method for the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and assessment of cure in a randomized controlled trial

Comparison of real-time PCR and the Kato-Katz method for the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and assessment of cure in a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) in developing countries is commonly based on microscopic detection of eggs in stool samples, using the Kato-Katz (KK) method, which has a poor sensitivity for detecting light intensity infections. We compared the performance of the K...

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Main Authors: Beatrice Barda, Christian Schindler, Rahel Wampfler, Shaali Ame, Said M. Ali, Jennifer Keiser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Soil-transmitted helminthiasis
Kato-Katz
PCR
Diagnosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-020-01963-9

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