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Plasmodium vivax hospitalizations in a monoendemic malaria region: severe vivax malaria?
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2014)
Severe malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax is no longer considered rare. To describe its clinical features, we performed a retrospective case control study in the subregion of Luciano Castillo Colonna, Piura, Peru, an area ...
Reliability of Diagnostic Criteria for Neurocysticercosis for Patients with Ventricular Cystic Lesions or Granulomas: A systematic review
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2017)
Intraventricular neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a severe form of NCC requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment. We aimed to assess the reliability of the most recent version of diagnostic criteria for this form of NCC. Two ...
Skin scraping is the most accessible technique for the parasitological diagnosis of American tegumentary leishmaniasis
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2019)
Improving soil-transmitted helminths detection in chronic kidney disease patients
(Springer, 2015)
We read with great interest the article by Omrani and colleagues. It is estimated that 200 million people are affected by any stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD) worldwide and between 576 and 1121 million people are ...
TF-Test modified: new diagnostic tool for human enteroparasitosis
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2015-05-13)
Intestinal parasitosis is highly prevalent worldwide, being among the main causes of illness and death in humans. Currently, laboratory diagnosis of the intestinal parasites is accomplished through manual technical procedures, ...
Porcine Cysticercosis: Possible Cross-Reactivity of Taenia hydatigena to GP50 Antigen in the Enzyme-Linked Immunoelectrotransfer Blot Assay
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2017)
The lentil lectin glycoprotein enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (LLGP EITB, reported sensitivity 99% and specificity 100%) is used as a serologic marker of exposure to Taenia solium in pigs. However, only a limited ...
Colorimetric Detection of Plasmodium vivax in Urine Using MSP10 Oligonucleotides and Gold Nanoparticles
(Public Library of Science, 2016)
Plasmodium vivax is the most prevalent cause of human malaria in the world and can lead to severe disease with high potential for relapse. Its genetic and geographic diversities make it challenging to control. P. vivax is ...
Kato-Katz and Lumbreras rapid sedimentation test to evaluate helminth prevalence in the setting of a school-based deworming program
(Taylor and Francis, 2016)
The sensitivity of the Kato-Katz test is suboptimal for the evaluation of intestinal helminth prevalence. Moreover, during mass deworming, as helminth egg burden decreases, the sensitivity is likely to decrease. The ...
Can yeast-like form of Sporothrix schenckii confuse the direct parasitological diagnosis of American cutaneous leishmaniasis?Estruturas leveduriformes de Sporothrix schenckii podem gerar confusão no diagnóstico parasitológico direto da leishmaniose tegumentar americana?
(Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2019)