Novel Methods for Diagnosis Of Blood-Borne  Protozoa

Deniz Gazel; Fahriye Ekşi

doi:10.5152/eurjther.2019.18085

Authors

Deniz Gazel Department of Medical Microbiology, Gaziantep University School of Medicine, Gaziantep
Fahriye Ekşi Department of Medical Microbiology, Gaziantep University School of Medicine, Gaziantep

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5152/eurjther.2019.18085

Keywords:

Blood-borne protozoa, diagnosis, methods

Abstract

The majority of parasitic infections are generally reported in tropical and subtropical climate regions but affect developed countries due to the increase in migration and international travel. They may cause growth and development retardation in children, and labor and power loss in adults. Thus, rapid and reliable diagnosis is the key step for early treatment. In recent years, new and rapid diagnostic methods, such as serologic testing, rapid antigen tests, new nucleic acid amplification tests, and proteomic methods, for diagnosis of blood parasites have been developed. In this review, methods still used for diagnosis of blood parasites are mentioned briefly, and newly developed or developing methods are discussed.

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