Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
J Clin Microbiol. 2019 Sep 24;57(10). doi: 10.1128/JCM.00706-19. Print 2019 Oct.
The morphologic similarities of the microfilariae and their infrequency in clinical specimens in settings of endemicity present challenges to clinical laboratories in maintaining competence for accurate identification and differentiation. We present here a review of the primary filarial nematodes causing human infection, including an illustrated key, which we hope will improve the diagnostic capabilities of hematologists, microbiologists, medical technologists, and similarly qualified laboratorians.
微丝蚴的形态相似性及其在流行地区临床标本中的罕见性,给临床实验室在保持准确鉴定和区分的能力方面带来了挑战。我们在此介绍了引起人类感染的主要丝虫线虫,包括一个带插图的关键,我们希望这将提高血液学家、微生物学家、医学技术人员和具有类似资格的实验室人员的诊断能力。