| Literature DB >> 23249682 |
Orlando Armignacco1, Fabrizio Ferri, Maria Angeles Gomez-Morales, Luciano Caterini, Edoardo Pozio.
Abstract
We describe the diagnostic difficulties experienced during an opisthorchiasis outbreak. Of 31 infected individuals, 61.3% were asymptomatic, and in the 12 symptomatic individuals, the duration of non-pathognomonic symptoms was shorter than 4 weeks. Serology by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and polymerase chain reaction fecal analysis were shown to be the most sensitive diagnostic tools.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23249682 PMCID: PMC3583331 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0280
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg ISSN: 0002-9637 Impact factor: 2.345