Molecular diagnostics and parasitic disease.
Molecular parasitology represents an emerging field in microbiology diagnostics. Although most assays use nonstandardized, laboratory-developed methods, a few commercial systems have recently become available and are slowly being introduced into larger laboratories. In addition, a few methodologies show promise for use in field settings in which parasitic infections are endemic. This article reviews the available techniques and their applications to major parasitic diseases such as malaria, leishmaniasis, and trichomoniasis.
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Clinical Microbiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Bobbi S
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D001404:Babesiosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D004030:Dientamoebiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D008288:Malaria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010274:Parasitology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D014353:Trypanosomiasis, African / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology
Amebiasis; Babesiosis; Leishmaniasis; Malaria; NAAT; PCR; Trichomonas; Trypanosomiasis