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Screening of Strongyloides infection using an ELISA test in transplant candidates

Toledo, Beatriz; Corral, Marcelo A; Meisel, Dirce Mary C L; Gottardi, Maiara; Abdala, Edson; Costa, Silvia F; Pierrotti, Lígia Camera; Lescano, Susana A Z; Gonçalves, Elenice M N; Castilho, Vera L P; Chieffi, Pedro P; Gryschek, Ronaldo C B; Paula, Fabiana M.
Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVES: Hyperinfection or disseminated strongyloidiasis has been frequently reported after transplants and is related to high mortality. This study aimed to screen for strongyloidiasis using serological diagnoses in transplant candidates. METHODS: An ELISA test was performed with filariform larvae o...
Anticuerpos Antihelmínticos/sangre, Antígenos Helmínticos/inmunología, Antígenos Helmínticos/aislamiento & purificación, Biomarcadores/sangre, Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática, Huésped Inmunocomprometido, Inmunoglobulina G/sangre, Tamizaje Masivo, Trasplante de Órganos, Sensibilidad y Especificidad, Strongyloides stercoralis/inmunología, Estrongiloidiasis/diagnóstico, Estrongiloidiasis/parasitología
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Seroepidemiological aspects of human infection by Strongyloides stercoralis in Alfenas, southern Minas Gerais, Brazil

Nunes, Juliana Barbosa; Emídio, Thamy Cristina de Oliveira; Marques, Marcos José; Caldas, Ivo Santana; Souza, Raquel Lopes Martins; Kanamura, Herminia Yohko; Costa-Cruz, Julia Maria.
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 51 (6), 2018
Abstract INTRODUCTION: In most Strongyloides stercoralis infected individuals, nematoidosis occurs asymptomatically, but in immunocompromised patients, it can cause hyperinfection. Serological techniques seem to be a good alternative for detecting this parasite. METHODS The frequency of seropositivit...
Anticuerpos Antihelmínticos/sangre, Brasil/epidemiología, Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática, Inmunoglobulina G/sangre, Persona de Mediana Edad, Estudios Seroepidemiológicos, Strongyloides stercoralis/inmunología, Estrongiloidiasis/diagnóstico, Estrongiloidiasis/epidemiología, Estrongiloidiasis/transmisión
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