Preliminary Evaluation of Two Rapid Diagnostic Test Prototypes for Strongyloides Stercoralis Infection

Preliminary Evaluation of Two Rapid Diagnostic Test Prototypes for Strongyloides Stercoralis Infection

Single center, no profit experimental study on sera available in the Tropica Biobank.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Serum from immigrants from S. stercoralis endemic countries (i.e. individuals from Africa, Latin America, South-East Asia and western Pacific regions);
• Serum with a matched result of APC and/or PCR for S. stercoralis (i.e. the latter test/s done in the same day or ±30 days from the collection of the serum) and of serology assays (IFAT and/or ELISA) in use in our laboratory.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unavailable/insufficient quantity of serum
• Serum from individuals who received treatment with ivermectin in the previous 6 months.