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

Soil-transmitted helminth infections

(2018) Peter Mark Jourdan et al.   LANCET

Diagnostic tools for soil-transmitted helminths control and elimination programs: A pathway for diagnostic product development

(2018) Mark D. Lim et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Assessing the feasibility of interrupting the transmission of soil-transmitted helminths through mass drug administration: The DeWorm3 cluster randomized trial protocol

(2018) Kristjana Hrönn Ásbjörnsdóttir et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Diagnostic comparison between FECPAKG2 and the Kato-Katz method for analyzing soil-transmitted helminth eggs in stool

(2018) Wendelin Moser et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction for Diagnosis of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections: A Comparison with a Flotation-Based Technique and an Investigation of Variability in DNA Detection

(2018) Naomi E. Clarke et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Comparison of individual and pooled diagnostic examination strategies during the national mapping of soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosoma mansoni in Ethiopia

(2018) Gemechu Tadesse Leta et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Comprehensive evaluation of stool-based diagnostic methods and benzimidazole resistance markers to assess drug efficacy and detect the emergence of anthelmintic resistance: A Starworms study protocol

(2018) Johnny Vlaminck et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Modification and optimization of the FECPAKG2 protocol for the detection and quantification of soil-transmitted helminth eggs in human stool

(2018) Mio Ayana et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

(2017) Simon I Hay et al.   LANCET

The Mini-FLOTAC technique for the diagnosis of helminth and protozoan infections in humans and animals

(2017) Giuseppe Cringoli et al.   Nature Protocols

Identifying optimal threshold statistics for elimination of hookworm using a stochastic simulation model

(2017) James E. Truscott et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Improved diagnosis of Trichuris trichiura by using a bead-beating procedure on ethanol preserved stool samples prior to DNA isolation and the performance of multiplex real-time PCR for intestinal parasites

(2017) MARIA M. M. KAISAR et al.   PARASITOLOGY

Preventive chemotherapy to control soil-transmitted helminthiasis averted more than 500 000 DALYs in 2015

(2017) A Montresor et al.   TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Status of soil-transmitted helminth infections in schoolchildren in Laguna Province, the Philippines: Determined by parasitological and molecular diagnostic techniques

(2017) Mary Lorraine S. Mationg et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Diagnosing Polyparasitism in a High-Prevalence Setting in Beira, Mozambique: Detection of Intestinal Parasites in Fecal Samples by Microscopy and Real-Time PCR

(2017) Lynn Meurs et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Building on the success of soil-transmitted helminth control - The future of deworming

(2017) Peter Mark Jourdan et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Taenia solium cysticercosis and taeniosis: Achievements from the past 10 years and the way forward

(2017) Hélène Carabin et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

A novel, species-specific, real-time PCR assay for the detection of the emerging zoonotic parasite Ancylostoma ceylanicum in human stool

(2017) Marina Papaiakovou et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Multi-parallel qPCR provides increased sensitivity and diagnostic breadth for gastrointestinal parasites of humans: field-based inferences on the impact of mass deworming

(2016) Alice V. Easton et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Evaluation of a Urine Pooling Strategy for the Rapid and Cost-Efficient Prevalence Classification of Schistosomiasis

(2016) Nathan C. Lo et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Comparison of individual and pooled stool samples for the assessment of intensity of Schistosoma mansoni and soil-transmitted helminth infections using the Kato-Katz technique

(2015) Ashenafi Kure et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Identification of human intestinal parasites affecting an asymptomatic peri-urban Argentinian population using multi-parallel quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction

(2015) Rubén O. Cimino et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Quality control in the diagnosis of Trichuris trichiura and Ascaris lumbricoides using the Kato-Katz technique: experience from three randomised controlled trials

(2015) Benjamin Speich et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Diagnostic Accuracy of Kato–Katz, FLOTAC, Baermann, and PCR Methods for the Detection of Light-Intensity Hookworm and Strongyloides stercoralis Infections in Tanzania

(2014) Stefanie Knopp et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Molecular Testing for Clinical Diagnosis and Epidemiological Investigations of Intestinal Parasitic Infections

(2014) J. J. Verweij et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

Sensitivity of diagnostic tests for human soil-transmitted helminth infections: a meta-analysis in the absence of a true gold standard

(2014) Birgit Nikolay et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY

Human schistosomiasis

(2014) Daniel G Colley et al.   LANCET

Mini-FLOTAC, Kato-Katz and McMaster: three methods, one goal; highlights from north Argentina

(2014) Beatrice Barda et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Soil-transmitted helminths in southern highland Rwanda: associated factors and effectiveness of school-based preventive chemotherapy

(2014) Olga Staudacher et al.   TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

Assessment of Anthelmintic Efficacy of Mebendazole in School Children in Six Countries Where Soil-Transmitted Helminths Are Endemic

(2014) Bruno Levecke et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Evaluation of real-time PCR for Strongyloides stercoralis and hookworm as diagnostic tool in asymptomatic schoolchildren in Cambodia

(2013) Fabian Schär et al.   ACTA TROPICA

A Novel, Multi-Parallel, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Approach for Eight Gastrointestinal Parasites Provides Improved Diagnostic Capabilities to Resource-Limited At-Risk Populations

(2013) Rojelio Mejia et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Discrimination of Gastrointestinal Nematode Eggs from Crude Fecal Egg Preparations by Inhibitor-Resistant Conventional and Real-Time PCR

(2013) Janina Demeler et al.   PLoS One

Evaluation of Inhibitor-Resistant Real-Time PCR Methods for Diagnostics in Clinical and Environmental Samples

(2013) Adrienne Trombley Hall et al.   PLoS One

Impact of Helminth Diagnostic Test Performance on Estimation of Risk Factors and Outcomes in HIV-Positive Adults

(2013) Michael B. Arndt et al.   PLoS One

Comparison of Individual and Pooled Stool Samples for the Assessment of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection Intensity and Drug Efficacy

(2013) Zeleke Mekonnen et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Strongyloides stercoralis: A Plea for Action

(2013) Zeno Bisoffi et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Real-time PCR Demonstrates Ancylostoma duodenale Is a Key Factor in the Etiology of Severe Anemia and Iron Deficiency in Malawian Pre-school Children

(2012) Femkje A. M. Jonker et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

A Comparison of the Sensitivity and Fecal Egg Counts of the McMaster Egg Counting and Kato-Katz Thick Smear Methods for Soil-Transmitted Helminths

(2011) Bruno Levecke et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Assessment of the Anthelmintic Efficacy of Albendazole in School Children in Seven Countries Where Soil-Transmitted Helminths Are Endemic

(2011) Jozef Vercruysse et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Evaluation of the LightCycler® 1536 Instrument for high-throughput quantitative real-time PCR

(2010) Jenny Schlesinger et al.   METHODS

Comparative cost assessment of the Kato-Katz and FLOTAC techniques for soil-transmitted helminth diagnosis in epidemiological surveys

(2010) Benjamin Speich et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Integrated Mapping of Neglected Tropical Diseases: Epidemiological Findings and Control Implications for Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State, Southern Sudan

(2009) Hugh J. W. Sturrock et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases