Serodiagnosis of strongyloidiasis in a low-endemic setting – a two-tiered test approach
The new Western blot is a promising tool for clarifying equivocal S. stercoralis ELISA results, and therefore predisposed to reduce false positive Strongyloides ELISA results, especially in low-endemic regions.
Authors
- Bruno Gottstein
- S Albermann
- Cédric Hirzel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7870-912X)
- Xuan Lan Vu
- Beatrice Nickel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2732-2643)
- Annina Salome Vischer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5188-1723)
- Alexander Oberli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0237-657X)
- Felix Grimm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2685-1167)
- Anja Horat
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2025.102890
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.10