Laboratory Medicine ›› 2021, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (10): 1001-1007.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2021.010.002

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Clinical laboratory examinations for parasitic diseases

CAI Qi, WANG Jianbiao()   

  1. Department of Clinical Laboratory,Ruijin Hospital,Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine,Shanghai 200025,China
  • Received:2021-03-15 Online:2021-10-30 Published:2021-11-08
  • Contact: WANG Jianbiao

Abstract:

Clinical laboratory examinations for parasitic diseases play an important role in the diagnosis of parasitic diseases. Clinical laboratory examinations for parasitic diseases include pathogenic examinations,immunological examinations and molecular biological examinations. Although the traditional parasitological examination is intuitive and accurate,it has some limitations. With the rapid development of medical technologies,parasite laboratory examination technology has also made great progress. Immunological examinations and molecular biological examinations have good sensitivities,specificities and repeatabilities. This review summarizes and introduces clinical laboratory examination technologies for parasitic diseases.

Key words: Parasite, Parasitic disease, Clinical laboratory examination

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