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. 2011 Dec;49(12):4338-40.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.05839-11. Epub 2011 Oct 5.

Confirmation and follow-up of neurocysticercosis by real-time PCR in cerebrospinal fluid samples of patients living in France

H Yera  1 , D Dupont, S Houze, M Ben M'rad, F Pilleux, A Sulahian, C Gatey, F Gay Andrieu, J Dupouy-Camet
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Confirmation and follow-up of neurocysticercosis by real-time PCR in cerebrospinal fluid samples of patients living in France

H Yera et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Dec.

Abstract

Neurocysticercosis diagnosis is based on a combination of clinical, epidemiological, radiological, and immunological findings. We describe a real-time PCR assay for the confirmation of neurocysticercosis diagnosis in cerebrospinal fluid. The assay, tested on samples from nine patients living in France and diagnosed with neurocysticercosis, had a detection rate of 83.3% and 100% specificity.

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