Seroconversion following empiric praziquantel treatment as confirmatory diagnostic tool for chronic schistosomiasis.

We report on six patients with suspected chronic schistosomiasis and negative microbiological findings at baseline. All patients were treated empirically with praziquantel and all seroconverted 20 days to 2 months after treatment. We suggest that seroconversion after praziquantel treatment may be used to diagnose chronic schistosomiasis.© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of International Society of Travel Medicine. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

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Davide Marangoni, Tommaso Manciulli, Anna Barbiero, Antonia Mantella, Michele Spinicci, Alessandro Bartoloni, Lorenzo Zammarchi. Seroconversion following empiric praziquantel treatment as confirmatory diagnostic tool for chronic schistosomiasis. Journal of travel medicine. 2023 Jul 07

PMID: 37418150

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