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Multi-parallel qPCR provides increased sensitivity and diagnostic breadth for gastrointestinal parasites of humans: field-based inferences on the impact of mass deworming
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Alice V. Easton, Rita G. Oliveira, Elise M. O’Connell, et al. (2016). Multi-parallel qPCR provides increased sensitivity and diagnostic breadth for gastrointestinal parasites of humans: field-based inferences on the impact of mass deworming. Parasites & Vectors, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1314-y
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