Analysis of diagnostic test outcomes in a large loiasis cohort from an endemic region: Serological tests are often false negative in hyper-microfilaremic infections.

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Title: Analysis of diagnostic test outcomes in a large loiasis cohort from an endemic region: Serological tests are often false negative in hyper-microfilaremic infections.
Authors: Veletzky L; Department of Medicine I, Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.; Department of Tropical Medicine, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine & I. Dep. of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.; Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné, Lambaréné, Gabon.; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Riems, Germany., Eberhardt KA; Department of Tropical Medicine, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine & I. Dep. of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany., Hergeth J; Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné, Lambaréné, Gabon., Stelzl DR; Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné, Lambaréné, Gabon.; Department of Urology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany., Zoleko Manego R; Department of Tropical Medicine, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine & I. Dep. of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.; Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné, Lambaréné, Gabon., Kreuzmair R; Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné, Lambaréné, Gabon., Burger G; Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné, Lambaréné, Gabon.; Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany & German Center for Infection Research, partner site Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.; Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany., Mischlinger J; Department of Tropical Medicine, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine & I. Dep. of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.; Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné, Lambaréné, Gabon., McCall MBB; Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné, Lambaréné, Gabon.; Radboud University Medical Center, Department of Medical Microbiology, HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands., Mombo-Ngoma G; Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné, Lambaréné, Gabon.; Department of Implementation Research, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine & I. Dep. of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany., Adegnika AA; Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné, Lambaréné, Gabon.; Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany & German Center for Infection Research, partner site Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany., Agnandji ST; Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné, Lambaréné, Gabon.; Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany & German Center for Infection Research, partner site Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany., Matsiegui PB; Centre de Recherches Médicales de la Ngounié, Fougamou, Gabon., Lell B; Department of Medicine I, Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.; Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné, Lambaréné, Gabon., Kremsner P; Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné, Lambaréné, Gabon.; Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany & German Center for Infection Research, partner site Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany., Mordmüller B; Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany & German Center for Infection Research, partner site Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.; Radboud University Medical Center, Department of Medical Microbiology, HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands., Tappe D; National Reference Centre for Tropical Pathogens, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany., Ramharter M; Department of Tropical Medicine, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine & I. Dep. of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.; Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné, Lambaréné, Gabon.; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Riems, Germany.
Source: PLoS neglected tropical diseases [PLoS Negl Trop Dis] 2024 Mar 14; Vol. 18 (3), pp. e0012054. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 14 (Print Publication: 2024).
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal Info: Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101291488 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1935-2735 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19352727 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS Negl Trop Dis Subsets: MEDLINE
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ISSN:1935-2735
DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0012054