Advances in automated diagnosis of intestinal parasites of animals and humans /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Rinaldi, Laura (Editor ), Cringoli, Guiseppe (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Academic Press, 2022.
Colección:Advances in parasitology ; v. 118.
Temas:
Parasitic diseases > Diagnosis.
Veterinary parasitology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Advances in Molecular and Automated Diagnosis of Intestinal Parasites of Animals and Humans
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Preface
  • Chapter One: The diagnosis of human and companion animal Strongyloides stercoralis infection: Challenges and solutions. A ...
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Methods for literature search
  • 2.1. Search strategy
  • 3. Results
  • 4. Coproparasitological methods
  • 4.1. Direct smear and Kato-Katz techniques
  • 4.2. Flotation techniques
  • 4.3. Sedimentation techniques
  • 4.4. Formalin-ether concentration technique (FECT) and its modifications
  • 4.5. Baermann funnel technique and its modifications
  • 4.6. Agar plate culture (APC) and its modifications
  • 4.7. Filter paper-based culture techniques
  • 4.8. Other reported techniques based on larval migration
  • 4.9. Strategies to improve detection rates by coproparasitological techniques
  • 4.10. Identification of S. stercoralis in diagnostic preparations and differential diagnosis with other parasites
  • 5. Immunodiagnosis
  • 5.1. Serodiagnosis with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs)
  • 5.1.1. Crude antigen-based ELISAs
  • 5.1.2. Recombinant antigen-based ELISAs
  • 5.1.3. Other experimental ELISAs
  • 5.2. Other assays based on antibody detection
  • 5.3. Tests based on antigen detection
  • 5.3.1. Coproantigen tests
  • 5.3.2. Skin test reaction
  • 6. Molecular diagnosis
  • 6.1. PCR assays for Strongyloides stercoralis
  • 6.2. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays for Strongyloides diagnosis
  • 6.3. NAAT testing on non-stool specimens (urine, respiratory samples, serum, cerebral spinal fluid)
  • 6.4. Pre-analytical variables in NAAT testing
  • 6.5. Analytical variables
  • 6.6. Quantification of larval Output by PCR
  • 6.7. Quality control and quality assurance
  • 6.8. Validation
  • 6.9. Statistical analysis of validation data
  • 7. Diagnosing S. stercoralis infection in domestic animals
  • 7.1. Diagnosis of strongyloidiasis in dogs, in clinical practice
  • 7.2. Diagnostic tests used for epidemiological surveys
  • 7.3. Differences between diagnosis in humans and in dogs
  • 7.4. Is Strongyloides stercoralis infection a zoonosis? From epidemiological evidence to haplotypes
  • 8. Systematic reviews with meta-analysis on diagnostic tests for human strongyloidiasis
  • 9. The choice of a diagnostic test based on purpose and setting
  • 10. Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter Two: Advances in diagnosis of gastrointestinal nematodes in livestock and companion animals
  • 1. The needs of advanced diagnostic tools for gastrointestinal parasites of veterinary importance
  • 2. Advances in copromicroscopy: Current situation and way forward
  • 2.1. Automated FEC techniques in ruminants
  • 2.2. Automated FEC techniques in horses
  • 2.3. Automated FEC techniques in pigs
  • 2.4. Automated FEC techniques in companion animals

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