Strongyloides venezuelensis is a parasitic nematode of rats which is frequently used as a model to study human and animal strongyloidiasis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between parasitological and molecular diagnosis in Strongyloides venezuelensis infection. PCR assays were...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f21a949e34094d4195a4fe9239cdc20b 2024-09-09T19:25:36+00:00 Fabiana Martins Paula Renata Barnabé Sitta Fernanda Mello Malta Maiara Gottardi Marcelo Andreetta Corral Ronaldo César Borges Gryschek Pedro Paulo Chieffi 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/f21a949e34094d4195a4fe9239cdc20b EN eng Universidade de São Paulo (USP) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652013000200141 https://doaj.org/toc/0036-4665 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9946 0036-4665 1678-9946 https://doaj.org/article/f21a949e34094d4195a4fe9239cdc20b Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 55, Iss 2, Pp 141-143 (2013) Strongyloides venezuelensis Parasitological diagnosis Molecular diagnosis Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2013 ftdoajarticles 2024-08-05T17:49:31Z Strongyloides venezuelensis is a parasitic nematode of rats which is frequently used as a model to study human and animal strongyloidiasis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between parasitological and molecular diagnosis in Strongyloides venezuelensis infection. PCR assays were used to detect S. venezuelensis DNA in fecal samples obtained from experimentally infected Rattus norvegicus. The results showed a higher sensitivity of the PCR assay in detecting the infection compared to parasitological methods. Strongyloides venezuelensis é um nematódeo parasita de roedores frequentemente utilizado como modelo experimental da estrongiloidíase humana e animal. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a correlação entre o diagnóstico parasitológico, efetuado por meio de exame direto e cultura das fezes em carvão e técnicas moleculares na infecção experimental por S. venezuelensis. A reação de PCR foi utilizada para detectar DNA de S. venezuelensis em amostras fecais obtidas de Rattus norvegicus infectados com este nematódeo. Os resultados demonstraram a maior sensibilidade da reação de PCR em detectar a infecção em relação aos métodos parasitológicos. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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Strongyloides venezuelensis is a parasitic nematode of rats which is frequently used as a model to study human and animal strongyloidiasis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between parasitological and molecular diagnosis in Strongyloides venezuelensis infection. PCR assays were used to detect S. venezuelensis DNA in fecal samples obtained from experimentally infected Rattus norvegicus. The results showed a higher sensitivity of the PCR assay in detecting the infection compared to parasitological methods. Strongyloides venezuelensis é um nematódeo parasita de roedores frequentemente utilizado como modelo experimental da estrongiloidíase humana e animal. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a correlação entre o diagnóstico parasitológico, efetuado por meio de exame direto e cultura das fezes em carvão e técnicas moleculares na infecção experimental por S. venezuelensis. A reação de PCR foi utilizada para detectar DNA de S. venezuelensis em amostras fecais obtidas de Rattus norvegicus infectados com este nematódeo. Os resultados demonstraram a maior sensibilidade da reação de PCR em detectar a infecção em relação aos métodos parasitológicos. |
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