title: Rapid clearance of Giardia lamblia DNA from the gut after successful treatment.
abstract: To assess the time it takes for a real-time PCR to become negative after treatment of a Giardia lamblia infection, we evaluated two consecutive follow-up samples from 75 infected patients. Approximately 1 week after treatment all samples tested negative, indicating rapid clearance of parasitic DNA after successful treatment.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology, St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: van den Bijllaardt
authors.forename: I T
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Overdevest
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Buiting
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Verweij
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D016829:Giardia lamblia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan
keywords: Clearance; Giardia; follow-up; real-time pcr; treatment