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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Evaluation of the Allplex GI Parasite and Helminth PCR Assay in a Belgian Travel Clinic.

Jasmine Coppens, Charlotte Drieghe, Idzi Potters, Jean-Marc Schwob, Marjan Van Esbroeck

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 authors.

Jasmine CoppensDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-6685-504X
Charlotte DriegheDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium.
Idzi PottersDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-7394-7033
Jean-Marc SchwobDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-2071-1005
Marjan Van EsbroeckDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-7294-6319

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently a number of broad-range stool parasite PCR assays have been developed. However, there is ongoing disagreement regarding their diagnostic performance, as various studies have produced contradictory results. In this study, we compared the diagnostic accuracy of the Seegene Allplex GI-Parasite and Allplex GI-Helminth assays (SA) with the conventional methods used at the travel clinic of the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) including microscopy, antigen testing, and molecular detection in order to provide insights into the strengths and limitations of this diagnostic tool which may be crucial to select the most appropriate diagnostic tools for the suspected pathogen. A total of 97 native stool samples from 95 patients with suspected gastrointestinal illness were analyzed, including 26 from a frozen collection and 71 prospectively collected samples. The diagnostic performance of SA was notably superior to the conventional workflow in detecting

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helminthsmicroscopymultiplex PCRparasitesprotozoa

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PMCPMC11430856

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