ReviewClinical microbiology reviews2014
Molecular testing for clinical diagnosis and epidemiological investigations of intestinal parasitic infections.
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106 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Diagnostic accuracy of nucleic acid amplification tests for human intestinal nematode infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of intestinal protozoan parasites among school children in africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Pooled it
- An update on non-invasive urine diagnostics for human-infecting parasitic helminths: what more could be done and how?Parasitology · 2020Pooled it
- Performance of the Kato-Katz method and real time polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in the framework of a randomised controlled trial: treatment efficacy and day-to-day variation.Parasites & vectors · 2020Trial
- Comparison of real-time PCR and the Kato-Katz method for the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and assessment of cure in a randomized controlled trial.BMC microbiology · 2020Trial
- Therapeutic efficacy of albendazole against soil-transmitted helminthiasis in children measured by five diagnostic methods.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Trial
- 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.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Trial
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- Development and validation of the AI-predictive ParaScoutEmerging microbes & infections · 2026Article
- Environmental contamination with canine soil-transmitted helminths in New Zealand urban areas: A nationwide molecular, spatial, and risk factor analysis survey.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- Performance of the Techcyte AI-based image analysis system for coproparasitological diagnosis in clinical stool specimens: a retrospective evaluation study.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2026Article
- Prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Long-Tailed Macaques (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- Current and emerging molecular diagnostic approaches in the detection of human parasites.Parasitology research · 2026Review
- Emerging genetic diversity and molecular epidemiology of Entamoeba moshkovskii among patients with acute diarrhoea in Northern India.Tropical medicine and health · 2026Article
- Mouse Models for Use in Cryptosporidium Infection Studies, Quantification of Parasite Burden Using Flow Cytometry, qPCR and Histopathology, and Confocal Imaging of Oocysts.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Next-Gen intestinal parasite detection: Leveraging metataxonomics for improved diagnosis of intestinal protists and helminths.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Comparison of three real-time polymerase chain reaction protocols for the diagnosis of imported schistosomiasis in a non-endemic setting.Parasites & vectors · 2025Article
- Aspects of Genetic Diversity, Host Specificity and Public Health Significance of Single-Celled Intestinal Parasites Commonly Observed in Humans and Mostly Referred to as 'Non-Pathogenic'.APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica · 2025Review
- Evaluation of Allplex™ GI-Parasite Assay-A Multiplex Real Time PCR for the Diagnosis of Intestinal Protozoa: A Multicentric Italian Study.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
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Abstract
Over the past few decades, nucleic acid-based methods have been developed for the diagnosis of intestinal parasitic infections. Advantages of nucleic acid-based methods are numerous; typically, these include increased sensitivity and specificity and simpler standardization of diagnostic procedures. DNA samples can also be stored and used for genetic characterization and molecular typing, providing a valuable tool for surveys and surveillance studies. A variety of technologies have been applied, and some specific and general pitfalls and limitations have been identified. This review provides an overview of the multitude of methods that have been reported for the detection of intestinal parasites and offers some guidance in applying these methods in the clinical laboratory and in epidemiological studies.
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