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National burden of intestinal parasitic infections and its determinants among people living with HIV/AIDS on anti-retroviral therapy in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

SAGE Open Medicine, 2022
Objectives: The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is designed to assess the pooled prevalence and determine risk factors of intestinal parasitic infections among people living with HIV/AIDS on anti-retroviral therapy in Ethiopia.
Tadesse Yirga Akalu, Yared Asmare Aynalem, Wondimeneh Shibabaw Shiferaw, Yoseph Merkeb Alamneh, Asmamaw Getnet, Abtie Abebaw, Aytenew Atnaf, Abebe Abate, Melkamu Tilahun, Bekalu Kassie, Yibeltal Aschale   +10 more
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Diagnosis of Parasitic Diseases: Old and New Approaches

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2009
Methods for the diagnosis of infectious diseases have stagnated in the last 20–30 years. Few major advances in clinical diagnostic testing have been made since the introduction of PCR, although new technologies are being investigated.
Momar Ndao
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The sensitivity and specificity of rapid diagnostic test for malaria parasite in comparison to slide microscopy as gold standard

UIC Research Journal, 2016
<p>The main objective of this study was to test the sensitivity and specificity of rapid diagnostic test for malaria parasite in comparison to slide microscopy as gold standard. Data were acquired from blood mass survey of malaria infection conducted in the community of Paquibato district, Davao City.
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Characterization of a novel microfilarial antigen for diagnosis of Wuchereria bancrofti infections

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
Background Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a neglected tropical disease caused by the filarial nematodes Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori.
Sarah E. Greene, Kerstin Fischer, Young-Jun Choi, Kurt C. Curtis, Philip J. Budge, Makedonka Mitreva, Christopher L. King, Peter U. Fischer, Gary J. Weil   +8 more
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Molecular Diagnosis of Chagas Disease in Colombia: Parasitic Loads and Discrete Typing Units in Patients from Acute and Chronic Phases.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
BackgroundThe diagnosis of Chagas disease is complex due to the dynamics of parasitemia in the clinical phases of the disease. The molecular tests have been considered promissory because they detect the parasite in all clinical phases.
Carolina Hernández, Zulma Cucunubá, Carolina Flórez, Mario Olivera, Carlos Valencia, Pilar Zambrano, Cielo León, Juan David Ramírez   +7 more
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Validation of two rapid diagnostic tests for visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013
BACKGROUND: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a systemic parasitic disease that is fatal unless treated. In Kenya, national VL guidelines rely on microscopic examination of spleen aspirate to confirm diagnosis.
Jane Mbui, Monique Wasunna, Manica Balasegaram, Adrian Laussermayer, Rashid Juma, Simon Njoroge Njenga, George Kirigi, Mark Riongoita, Roberto de la Tour, Joke van Peteghem, Raymond Omollo, François Chappuis   +11 more
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Assessment of the accuracy of 11 different diagnostic tests for the detection of Schistosomiasis mansoni in individuals from a Brazilian area of low endemicity using latent class analysis

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
BackgroundSchistosomiasis is a parasitic disease associated with poverty. It is estimated that 7.1 million people are infected with Schistosoma mansoni in Latin America, with 95% of them living in Brazil.
Silvia Gonçalves Mesquita, Roberta Lima Caldeira, Tereza Cristina Favre, Cristiano Lara Massara, Lílian Christina Nóbrega Holsbach Beck, Taynãna César Simões, Gardênia Braz Figueiredo de Carvalho, Flória Gabriela dos Santos Neves, Gabriela de Oliveira, Larisse de Souza Barbosa Lacerda, Matheus Alves de Almeida, Omar dos Santos Carvalho, Marina Moraes Mourão, Edward Oliveira, Rosiane A. Silva-Pereira, Cristina Toscano Fonseca   +15 more
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Disentangling the effects of intermittent faecal shedding and imperfect test sensitivity on the microscopy-based detection of gut parasites in stool samples

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Background Gut-parasite transmission often involves faecal shedding, and detecting parasites in stool samples remains the cornerstone of diagnosis. However, not all samples drawn from infected hosts contain parasites (because of intermittent shedding), and no test can detect the target parasites in 100% of parasite-bearing samples (because of ...
Lana C. E. Ferreira-Sá, Eleuza R. Machado, Rodrigo Gurgel-Gonçalves, Fernando Abad-Franch   +3 more
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Human Pegivirus Encephalitis With Brain Detection and Response to Sofosbuvir Ledipasvir

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human pegivirus (HPgV‐1) has been associated with severe encephalomyelitis in immunocompromised patients. Its neurological spectrum remains poorly defined. We report a slowly progressive encephalitis in a person living with well‐controlled HIV, characterized by white matter abnormalities and inflammatory cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). HPgV RNA was
Antoine Moulignier, Françoise Heran, Francis Lallemand, Pierre Bourdillon   +3 more
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Workflow for Design of Experiments‐Based Modeling of Species Transport and Growth Kinetics in GaN Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxy

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
A novel workflow for investigating hydride vapor phase epitaxy for GaN bulk crystal growth is proposed. It combines Design of experiments (DoE) with physical simulations of mass transport and crystal growth kinetics, serving as an intermediate step between DoE and experiments.
J. Tomkovič, G. Lukin, H. Torkashvand, A. Kerschbaum, M. Müller, S. Besendörfer, J. Heitmann, J. Friedrich   +7 more
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