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Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction in Stool Detects
                Transmission of Strongyloides stercoralis from an Infected Donor
                to Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

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Solid organ transplant recipients can acquire Strongyloides
                stercoralis from an infected donor. The diagnosis of S.
                stercoralis in immunocompromised individuals may be challenging
                due to a lower sensitivity of available parasitological and
                serological methods, compared with immunocompetent individuals.
                Recently, a real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in
                stool has been developed for S. stercoralis diagnosis. We report
                two cases of S. stercoralis infection transmitted by a donor to
                two solid organ transplant recipients, whose stool samples were
                diagnosed using RT-PCR. This test could play an important role
                in S. stercoralis diagnosis in immunosuppressed patients,
                facilitating rapid treatment initiation and reducing the risk of
                severe strongyloidiasis. Adherence to current recommendations of
                screening among donors and recipients from endemic areas is also
                urgently needed.

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American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Versió postprint del document publicat a:
                http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.15-0610

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American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2016, vol. 94,
                num. 4, p. 897-899

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(c) The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2016

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Articles publicats en revistes (ISGlobal)

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Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction in Stool Detects
                Transmission of Strongyloides stercoralis from an Infected Donor
                to Solid Organ Transplant Recipients