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A Cross-Sectional Study of Seroprevalence of Strongyloidiasis in Pregnant Women (Peruvian Amazon Basin)

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2020

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Sonia Ortiz-Martínez, José Manuel Ramos, María-Esteyner Vásquez-Chasnamote, Jhonatan Alarcón-Baldeón, Jorge Parráguez-de-la-Cruz, Olga-Nohelia Gamboa-Paredes, Patricia Schillyk-Guerra, L.E. Venegas, Viviana Pinedo-Cancino, Ramón Pérez‐Tanoira,
Pathogens

Abstract

In Iquitos, pregnant women have a high prevalence of <i>S stercoralis</i>. <i>S. stercoralis</i> ELISA could be an excellent tool for population-based screening, as it has a high negative predictive value that can help to rule out the presence of active infection.

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