Faecal examination and PCR to detect Strongyloides venezuelensis in experimentally infected Lewis rats

Faecal examination and PCR to detect Strongyloides venezuelensis in experimentally infected Lewis rats

More sensitive methodologies are necessary to improve strongyloidiasis diagnosis. This study compared the sensitivities of the McMaster modified technique and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays, both performed in faecal samples. Lewis rats were subcutaneously infected with 4,000, 400 or 40 infec...

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Main Authors: Nelson Mendes Marra, Fernanda Chiuso-Minicucci, Gabriel Capella Machado, Sofia Fernanda Gonçalves Zorzella-Pezavento, Thaís Graziela Donegá França, Larissa Lumi Watanabe Ishikawa, Alessandro FT Amarante, Alexandrina Sartori, Mônica RV Amarante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2010-02-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Strongyloides venezuelensis
faecal egg counts
DNA
PCR
diagnosis
Lewis rats
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