Diagnostic performance of a single and duplicate Kato-Katz, Mini-FLOTAC, FECPAKG2 and qPCR for the detection and quantification of soil-transmitted helminths in three endemic countries
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Title
Diagnostic performance of a single and duplicate Kato-Katz, Mini-FLOTAC, FECPAKG2 and qPCR for the detection and quantification of soil-transmitted helminths in three endemic countries
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Keywords
Hookworms, Soil-transmitted helminthiases, Ascaris lumbricoides, Diagnostic medicine, Helminth infections, Ascaris, Trichuris, DNA extraction
Journal
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 8, Pages e0007446
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Online
2019-08-02
DOI
10.1371/journal.pntd.0007446
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