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Performance evaluation of Baermann techniques: The quest for developing a microscopy reference standard for the diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis
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Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are common in low and middle income countries where there is lack of access to clean water and sanitation. Effective diagnosis and treatment are essential for the control of STH infections. However, among STH parasites, Strongyloides stercoralis is the most neglected species, both in diagnostics and control strategies. Diagnostic methods cover different approaches, each with different sensitivities and specificities, such as serology, molecular techniques and microscopy based techniques. Of the later, the Baermann technique is the most commonly used procedure. In the literature, several ways have been described to perform the Baermann method, which illustrates the overall lack of a '(gold) reference standard' method for the diagnosis of S. stercoralis infection. In this study we have evaluated the performance of three Baermann techniques in order to improve the reference standard for the microscopic diagnosis of S. stercoralis infection thereby facilitating individual case detection, mapping of the disease and proper evaluation of treatment responses.
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GELAYE, Woyneshet, WILLIAMS, Nana aba, KEPHA, Stella, JUNIOR, Augusto messa, FLEITAS, Pedro e., MARTÍ SOLER, Helena, DAMTIE, Destaw, MENKIR, Sissay, KROLEWIECKI, Alejandro j., LIESHOUT, Lisette van, ENBIALE, Wendemagegn, MUÑOZ GUTIÉRREZ, José, Stopping Transmission of Intestinal Parasites. Performance evaluation of Baermann techniques: The quest for developing a microscopy reference standard for the diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis. _PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases_. 2021. Vol. 1, núm. 1-13. [consulta: 23 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 1935-2735. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/194962]