| Literature DB >> 31995172 |
James Lee Crainey1, Carlos Henrique Aguiar Costa1,2, Lorena Ferreira de Oliveira Leles1,3, Túllio Romão Ribeiro da Silva1,4, Luiz Henrique de Aquino Narzetti1, Yago Vinícius Serra Dos Santos1,3, Liliane Costa Conteville2,5, Felipe Arley Costa Pessoa1, José Joaquin Carvajal Cortés1, Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente5, José Miguel Rubio Muñoz5, Sérgio Luiz Bessa Luz1.
Abstract
Mansonella ozzardi and Mansonella perstans infections both cause mansonellosis but are usually treated differently. Using a real-time polymerase chain reaction assay and deep sequencing, we reveal the presence of mansonellosis coinfections that were undetectable by standard diagnostic methods. Our results confirm mansonellosis coinfections and have important implications for the disease's treatment and diagnosis.Entities:
Keywords: zzm321990 Mansonella ozzardizzm321990 ; zzm321990 Mansonella perstanszzm321990 ; Brazil; coinfections; mansonellosis
Year: 2020 PMID: 31995172 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa082
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079