Sensitive and specific ELISA for the serological diagnosis of Strongyloides infections

Abstract

Introduction: The nematode Strongyloides stercoralis is the of strongyloidiasis, can in into a Diagnosis by larvae of the parasite within the faces. The larval output is orders of magnitude less than, say, the egg output of Ancylostoma duodenal, therefore the sensitivity of conventional techniques is poor Sensitivity is enhanced by specific techniques, but the infection still in evaluate serological and molecular methods for the diagnosis of human strongyloidiasis in samples from patients that were previously analysed by parasitological methods. serological and tools used diagnose Several serologic methods as stool-based microscopy and techniques and the for diagnosing DNA to a . for the five serologic a nematode the the