Diagnostic Accuracy of Five Serologic Tests for Strongyloides stercoralis Infection

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Zeno Bisoffi · Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria

Dora Buonfrate · Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria

Marco Sequi · Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico

Rojelio Mejía · National Institutes of Health

Rubén O. Cimino · National University of Salta

Alejandro Krolewiecki · Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

Marco Albonico

Abstract

NIE-LIPS is the most accurate serologic test for the diagnosis of S. stercoralis infection. IFAT and each of the ELISA tests are sufficiently accurate, above a given cut off, for diagnosis, prevalence studies and inclusion in clinical trials.

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Parasites and Host Interactions Helminth infection and control Parasite Biology and Host Interactions

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Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Volume 8, Issue 1, pp. e2640-e2640

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002640

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Diagnostic Accuracy of Five Serologic Tests for Strongyloides stercoralis Infection

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