Epidemiology and clinical features of intestinal protozoan infections detected by Real-time PCR in non-native children within an Italian tertiary care children's hospital …
E Venturini, S Scarso, GA Prelazzi, C Niccolai… - Travel Medicine and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Enteric parasite infections are underestimated due to the limited sensitivity and
specificity of microscopy, which remains the diagnostic gold standard in routine clinical
practice. This could be a major problem in high-income countries, where the burden of
parasitic diseases is low. In recent years, Multiplex Real-Time polymerase chain reaction
(RT-PCR) based methods have been implemented. Therefore, the aim of this study was to
evaluate the prevalence of four enteric protozoan species detected by RT-PCR in non-native …
specificity of microscopy, which remains the diagnostic gold standard in routine clinical
practice. This could be a major problem in high-income countries, where the burden of
parasitic diseases is low. In recent years, Multiplex Real-Time polymerase chain reaction
(RT-PCR) based methods have been implemented. Therefore, the aim of this study was to
evaluate the prevalence of four enteric protozoan species detected by RT-PCR in non-native …