Table 3.

Gene Targets Used for the Molecular Diagnosis of Soil Transmitted Helminths

Gene Target	STH	Primer Reference
ITS-1	Strongyloides stercoralis, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura	[61,65–68]
ITS-2	Ancylostoma duodenale/ceylanicum, Necator americanus, Trichuris trichiura	[64]
18S	Strongyloides stercoralis	[67]
Cytochrome oxidase 1	Strongyloides stercoralis, A. duodenale, Ascaris lumbricoides, Necator americanus	[62,65]
Sequence repeats	Strongyloides stercoralis, A. duodenale, Necator americanus, Trichuris trichiura	[65]
ITS-1, 5.8S, ITS-2	Strongyloides stercoralis Ancylostoma duodenale/ceylanicum, Necator americanus	[64,69]

Abbreviations: ITS, internal transcribed spacer; STH, soil-transmitted helminth.