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AcanR3990 qPCR: A Novel, Highly Sensitive, Bioinformatically-Informed Assay to Detect Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infections
- 1.0554947 - BC 2022 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Sears, W.J. - Qvarnstrom, Y. - Dahlstrom, E. - Snook, K. - Kaluna, L. - Baláž, Vojtěch - Fecková, Barbora - Šlapeta, J. - Modrý, David - Jarvi, S. - Nutman, T.
AcanR3990 qPCR: A Novel, Highly Sensitive, Bioinformatically-Informed Assay to Detect Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infections.
Clinical Infectious Diseases. Roč. 73, č. 7 (2021), E1594-E1600. ISSN 1058-4838. E-ISSN 1537-6591
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : eosinophilic meningitis * meningoencephalitis * outbreak * children * pcr * Angiostrongylus * eosinophilia * meningitis
OECD category: Immunology
Impact factor: 20.999, year: 2021
Method of publishing: Open access
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Background Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Ac), or the rat lungworm, is a major cause of eosinophilic meningitis. Humans are infected by ingesting the 3rd stage larvae from primary hosts, snails, and slugs, or paratenic hosts. The currently used molecular test is a qPCR assay targeting the ITS1 rDNA region (ITS1) of Ac.
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