Rapid clearance of Giardia lamblia DNA from the gut after successful treatment

To assess the time it takes for a real-time PCR to become negative after treatment of a Giardia lamblia infection, we evaluated two consecutive follow-up samples from 75 infected patients. Approximately 1 week after treatment all samples tested negative, indicating rapid clearance of parasitic DNA a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical microbiology and infection 2014-11, Vol.20 (11), p.O972-O974
Hauptverfasser:	van den Bijllaardt, W., Overdevest, I.T., Buiting, A.G., Verweij, J.J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Child Child, Preschool Clearance DNA, Protozoan - isolation & purification Feces - parasitology Female follow-up Giardia Giardia lamblia Giardia lamblia - genetics Giardia lamblia - isolation & purification Giardiasis - drug therapy Humans Male Prospective Studies real-time pcr Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Time Factors treatment Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	To assess the time it takes for a real-time PCR to become negative after treatment of a Giardia lamblia infection, we evaluated two consecutive follow-up samples from 75 infected patients. Approximately 1 week after treatment all samples tested negative, indicating rapid clearance of parasitic DNA after successful treatment.
ISSN:	1198-743X 1469-0691
DOI:	10.1111/1469-0691.12626