Marshall W Lightowlers, Diana Edithe Andria Mananjara, Mihajamanana Rakotoarinoro, Valisoa C Rakotoarison, Modestine Raliniaina, Harentsoaniaina Rasamoelina-Andriamanivo, Charles G Gauci, Abdul Jabbar, Kabemba E Mwape, Meritxell Donadeu, Noromanana Sylvia Ramiandrasoa, Jose Alphonse Nely
Four methods were compared for the diagnosis of human taeniasis caused by Taenia solium. Fecal samples from persons living in a T. solium endemic region of Madagascar were examined for taeniid eggs by the Kato–Katz method. Subsequently, samples positive ( n = 16) and negative ( n = 200) for T. solium eggs were examined by (i) amplification of the fragment of small subunit of the mitochondrial ribosomal RNA ( rrn S) gene using conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and (ii) a nested PCR of a fragment of the T...
July 31, 2023: Parasitology