Diagnostic Issues of Acute Schistosomiasis With Schistosoma mekongi in a Traveler: A Case Report

A Belgian traveler returning from Laos developed acute schistosomiasis. Feces microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by sequence analysis revealed Schistosoma mekongi. Schistosome antibody test results and real‐time PCR in serum were initially negative or not interpretable. A HRP‐2 antigen test for Plasmodium falciparum and an enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) antibody test for Trichinella yielded false‐positive results.
Source: Journal of Travel Medicine - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: BRIEF COMMUNICATION Source Type: research