NEB Scientific Posters
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Molecular Diagnostics for Gastrointestinal Parasites and Impact on Intestinal Microbiota in Rural Agentinian Children (2015)
- 2 billion GI parasite infections worldwide
- Poorest and resource-deprived communities
- Standard method of diagnosis: Stool microscopy
- Sensitivity variable depending on prevalence, species, and concentration method
- 50-90% sensitivity
- Underestimates polyparasitism
- Sensitivity variable depending on prevalence, species, and concentration method
- qPCR is rapid, quantitative, and high throughput species-specific method
- GI parasites may disrupt normal intestinal microbiota
- Decreased biodiversity is associated with disease
- Malabsorption
- Inflammatory bowel diseases
- Decreased biodiversity is associated with disease
- 2 billion GI parasite infections worldwide
