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RPAcan3990: an Ultrasensitive Recombinase Polymerase Assay To Detect Angiostrongylus cantonensis DNA

Published:2021-08-18 Issue:9 Volume:59 Page:
ISSN:0095-1137
Container-title:Journal of Clinical Microbiology
language:en
Short-container-title:J Clin Microbiol

Author:

Sears William J.¹^ORCID,Qvarnstrom Yvonne²,Nutman Thomas B.¹

Affiliation:

1. Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

2. Parasitic Disease Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Abstract

Angiostrongylus cantonensis is one of the leading causes of eosinophilic meningitis worldwide. A field-deployable molecular detection method could enhance both environmental surveillance and clinical diagnosis of this emerging pathogen.

Funder

Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Microbiology (medical)

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/JCM.01185-21

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