Comparison of multi-parallel qPCR and double-slide Kato-Katz for detection of soil-transmitted helminth infection among children in rural Bangladesh

Quantitative PCR-Based Diagnosis of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections: Faecal or Fickle?

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Effects of water, sanitation, handwashing and nutritional interventions on soil-transmitted helminth infections in young children: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in rural Bangladesh

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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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Targeting a highly repeated germline DNA sequence for improved real-time PCR-based detection of Ascaris infection in human stool

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State of deworming coverage and equity in low-income and middle-income countries using household health surveys: a spatiotemporal cross-sectional study

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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

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A comparative analysis of preservation techniques for the optimal molecular detection of hookworm DNA in a human fecal specimen

(2018) Marina Papaiakovou et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions on diarrhoea and child growth in rural Bangladesh: a cluster randomised controlled trial

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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

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

(2017) Giuseppe Cringoli et al.   Nature Protocols

Sources of variability in the measurement of Ascaris lumbricoides infection intensity by Kato-Katz and qPCR

(2017) Alice V. Easton et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Economic Considerations for Moving beyond the Kato-Katz Technique for Diagnosing Intestinal Parasites As We Move Towards Elimination

(2017) Hugo C. Turner et al.   TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

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

Molecular Diagnostics for Soil-Transmitted Helminths

(2016) E. M. O'Connell et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

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

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A novel method to assess the biodiversity of parasites using 18S rDNA Illumina sequencing; parasitome analysis method

(2016) Akina Hino et al.   PARASITOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

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(2016) Jason Lloyd-Price et al.   Genome Medicine

Improved PCR-Based Detection of Soil Transmitted Helminth Infections Using a Next-Generation Sequencing Approach to Assay Design

(2016) Nils Pilotte et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Application of a Multiplex Quantitative PCR to Assess Prevalence and Intensity Of Intestinal Parasite Infections in a Controlled Clinical Trial

(2016) Stacey Llewellyn et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

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

Hui and Walter’s latent-class model extended to estimate diagnostic test properties from surveillance data: a latent model for latent data

(2015) Mairead L. Bermingham et al.   Scientific Reports

How Long Can Stool Samples Be Fixed for an Accurate Diagnosis of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection Using Mini-FLOTAC?

(2015) Beatrice Barda et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

The Interaction of Deworming, Improved Sanitation, and Household Flooring with Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection in Rural Bangladesh

(2015) Jade Benjamin-Chung et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

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

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

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

(2014) Beatrice Barda et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Application of PCR-based methods for diagnosis of intestinal parasitic infections in the clinical laboratory

(2014) JACO J. VERWEIJ   PARASITOLOGY

The coverage and frequency of mass drug administration required to eliminate persistent transmission of soil-transmitted helminths

(2014) R. Anderson et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Assessment of Helminth Biodiversity in Wild Rats Using 18S rDNA Based Metagenomics

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Diagnostic Accuracy and Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Methods for Detection of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in a Post-Treatment Setting in Western Kenya

(2014) Liya M. Assefa et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Molecular Xenomonitoring Using Mosquitoes to Map Lymphatic Filariasis after Mass Drug Administration in American Samoa

(2014) Mark A. Schmaedick et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Latent Class Models in Diagnostic Studies When There is No Reference Standard--A Systematic Review

(2013) M. van Smeden et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

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

Comparison of real-time PCR and Kato smear microscopy for the detection of hookworm infections in three consecutive faecal samples from schoolchildren in Ghana

(2013) S. P. van Mens et al.   TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Cluster-randomised controlled trials of individual and combined water, sanitation, hygiene and nutritional interventions in rural Bangladesh and Kenya: the WASH Benefits study design and rationale

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A Laboratory-Developed TaqMan Array Card for Simultaneous Detection of 19 Enteropathogens

(2012) J. Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Optimisation of mass chemotherapy to control soil-transmitted helminth infection

(2012) Roy Anderson et al.   LANCET

Diagnostic Accuracy of Kato-Katz and FLOTAC for Assessing Anthelmintic Drug Efficacy

(2011) Stefanie Knopp 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

A versatile internal control for use as DNA in real-time PCR and as RNA in real-time reverse transcription PCR assays

(2010) D.M. Deer et al.   LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

FLOTAC: new multivalent techniques for qualitative and quantitative copromicroscopic diagnosis of parasites in animals and humans

(2010) Giuseppe Cringoli et al.   Nature Protocols

Estimating the sensitivity and specificity of Kato-Katz stool examination technique for detection of hookworms, Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura infections in humans in the absence of a ‘gold standard’

(2009) M.R. Tarafder et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY

A Method for Studying Protistan Diversity Using Massively Parallel Sequencing of V9 Hypervariable Regions of Small-Subunit Ribosomal RNA Genes

(2009) Linda A. Amaral-Zettler et al.   PLoS One

Blocking primers to enhance PCR amplification of rare sequences in mixed samples – a case study on prey DNA in Antarctic krill stomachs

(2008) Hege Vestheim et al.   Frontiers in Zoology

Diagnosis of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in the Era of Preventive Chemotherapy: Effect of Multiple Stool Sampling and Use of Different Diagnostic Techniques

(2008) Stefanie Knopp et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases