The Right Tool for the Job: Detection of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Areas Co-endemic for Other Helminths

Maria V. Periago; Renata C. Diniz; Simone A. Pinto; Anna Yakovleva; Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira; David J. Diemert; Jeffrey M. Bethony

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003967

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The Right Tool for the Job: Detection of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Areas Co-endemic for Other Helminths

Maria V. Periago,

Affiliation Laboratório de Imunologia Celular e Molecular, Centro de Pesquisa René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Renata C. Diniz,

Affiliation Laboratório de Imunologia Celular e Molecular, Centro de Pesquisa René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Simone A. Pinto,

Affiliation Laboratório de Imunologia Celular e Molecular, Centro de Pesquisa René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Anna Yakovleva,

Affiliations Research Center for the Neglected Diseases of Poverty, School of Medicine and Health Science, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Science, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America
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Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira,

Affiliation Laboratório de Imunologia Celular e Molecular, Centro de Pesquisa René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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David J. Diemert,

Affiliations Research Center for the Neglected Diseases of Poverty, School of Medicine and Health Science, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Science, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America
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Jeffrey M. Bethony

Affiliations Research Center for the Neglected Diseases of Poverty, School of Medicine and Health Science, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Science, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America
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The Right Tool for the Job: Detection of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Areas Co-endemic for Other Helminths

Maria V. Periago,
Renata C. Diniz,
Simone A. Pinto,
Anna Yakovleva,
Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira,
David J. Diemert,
Jeffrey M. Bethony

Published: August 4, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003967

About the Authors

Maria V. Periago: Affiliation Laboratório de Imunologia Celular e Molecular, Centro de Pesquisa René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Renata C. Diniz: Affiliation Laboratório de Imunologia Celular e Molecular, Centro de Pesquisa René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Simone A. Pinto: Affiliation Laboratório de Imunologia Celular e Molecular, Centro de Pesquisa René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Anna Yakovleva: Affiliations Research Center for the Neglected Diseases of Poverty, School of Medicine and Health Science, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Science, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America
Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira: Affiliation Laboratório de Imunologia Celular e Molecular, Centro de Pesquisa René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
David J. Diemert: Affiliations Research Center for the Neglected Diseases of Poverty, School of Medicine and Health Science, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Science, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America
Jeffrey M. Bethony: Affiliations Research Center for the Neglected Diseases of Poverty, School of Medicine and Health Science, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Science, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MVP RCD JMB. Performed the experiments: MVP RCD SAP. Analyzed the data: MVP AY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RCO DJD JMB. Wrote the paper: MVP DJD JMB.

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