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Toribio, Luz
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Romano, Miryam de Los Angeles
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Scott, Alan L.
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Gonzales, Isidro
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Saavedra, Herbert
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Garcia, Hector H.
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Shiff, Clive
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2020-12-15T02:22:08Z
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2019-06
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Toribio, Luz; Romano, Miryam de Los Angeles; Scott, Alan L.; Gonzales, Isidro; Saavedra, Herbert; et al.; Detection of Taenia solium DNA in the urine of neurocysticercosis patients; American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; 100; 2; 6-2019; 327-329
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0002-9637
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http://hdl.handle.net/11336/120405
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Neurocysticercosis (NCC), caused by Taenia solium larvae that reside in the central nervous system, results in serious public health and medical issues in many regions of the world. Current diagnosis of NCC is complex requiring both serology and costly neuroimaging of parasitic cysts in the brain. This diagnostic pipeline can be problematic in resource-constrained settings. There is an unmet need for a highly sensitive and clinically informative diagnostic test to complement the present diagnostic approaches. Here, we report that T. solium–derived cell-free DNA is readily detectable in the urine of patients with the subarachnoid and parenchymal forms of NCC, and discuss the potential utility of this approach in enhancing and refining T. solium diagnostics.
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application/pdf
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eng
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American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
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TAENIA SOLIUM
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REAL TIME PCR
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NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS
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DNA IN URINE
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Enfermedades Infecciosas
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Ciencias de la Salud
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CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y DE LA SALUD
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Detection of Taenia solium DNA in the urine of neurocysticercosis patients
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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2020-05-19T19:48:36Z
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100
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2
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327-329
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Estados Unidos
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Stanford
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Fil: Toribio, Luz. Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; Perú
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Fil: Romano, Miryam de Los Angeles. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Patología Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Instituto de Patología Experimental; Argentina. University Johns Hopkins; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Scott, Alan L.. University Johns Hopkins; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Gonzales, Isidro. Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas; Perú
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Fil: Saavedra, Herbert. Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas; Perú
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Fil: Garcia, Hector H.. Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; Perú. Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas; Perú
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Fil: Shiff, Clive. University Johns Hopkins; Estados Unidos
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American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.ajtmh.org/content/journals/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0706?emailalert=true
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0706
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