Analytical sensitivity and specificity of nested PCR and
real-time PCR.To determine the analytical sensitivity of the
nested PCR and real-time PCR, genomic DNA was extracted
from 10 filariform larvae ofS. stercoralisusing a DNA extrac-tion kit from Bioneer according to the manufacturer’sprotocol;
five 10-fold serial dilutions were prepared (1 through 10
−5
).
Nested PCR and real-time PCR of these dilutions were car-ried out in several runs as mentioned above.