Usefulness and limits of Ziehl-Neelsen staining to detect paragonimiasis in highly endemic tuberculosis areas

Kethmany Ratsavong; Fabrice Quet; Fulgence Nzabintwali; Jeoffray Diendéré; Jacques Sebert; Michel Strobel; Yves Buisson

doi:10.1016/j.parepi.2016.12.001

Usefulness and limits of Ziehl-Neelsen staining to detect paragonimiasis in highly endemic tuberculosis areas

Parasite Epidemiol Control. 2016 Dec 11;2(1):1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.parepi.2016.12.001. eCollection 2017 Feb.

Authors

Kethmany Ratsavong¹, Fabrice Quet², Fulgence Nzabintwali³, Jeoffray Diendéré¹, Jacques Sebert³, Michel Strobel¹, Yves Buisson¹

Affiliations

¹ Institut de la Francophonie pour la Médecine Tropicale, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
² Institut de la Francophonie pour la Médecine Tropicale, Vientiane, Lao PDR. 2. Registre des Cancers de Guyane, 12 Lot Montjoyeux - Chemin Grant, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana.
³ National Tuberculosis Centre, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic.

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Keywords: AFB, acid-fast bacilli; ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; ID, intradermal; IFMT, Institut de la Francophonie pour la Médecine Tropicale; Lao PDR, Lao People's Democratic Republic; NTC, National Tuberculosis Centre; PP, pulmonary paragonimiasis; TB, tuberculosis; WHO, World Health Organization; ZN, Ziehl-Neelsen.