Journal of Tropical Diseases and Parasitology ›› 2020, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (4): 234-238,233.

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Application progress of loop-mediated isothermal amplification technology in the diagnosis of human parasitic diseases

ZHU Zhi-wei, ZHAO Jin-hong∗    

  1. Department of Medical Parasitology, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241000, China
  • Online:2020-11-27 Published:2020-11-27

Abstract: Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is a molecular biology diagnostic technology developed in the past few years, with simplicity, sensitivity, specificity and practicability, and has been widely used in the diagnosis of human and animal parasitic diseases. This article aims at describing the application of LAMP technology to detecting protozoa, nematodes, flukes, tapeworm infections.

Key words: Loop-mediated isothermal amplification, Parasitic diseases, Laboratory diagnosis, Research progress

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