Patrick Luquiaud
Smith College
7 Papers
121 Citations
Patrick Luquiaud is an academic researcher from Smith College. The author has contributed to research in topics: Wuchereria bancrofti & Brugia malayi. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 7 publications.
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Papers
A polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of Wuchereria bancrofti in blood samples from French Polynesia
Steven A. Williams,Steven A. Williams,Luc Nicolas,Michelle Lizotte-Waniewski,Michelle Lizotte-Waniewski,Catherine Plichart,Patrick Luquiaud,L.N. Nguyen,J.P. Moulia-Pelat +8 more
TL;DR: Results showed that the PCR assay closely paralleled the presence or absence of microfilariae in the blood and that no increase in the DNA level was seen immediately following drug treatment, and the sensitivity increased from 60% to 84% when using the larger volume of blood.
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A polymerase chain reaction assay to determine infection of Aedes polynesiensis by Wuchereria bancrofti
TL;DR: The sensitivity of a previously described polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was improved to detect a single mosquito, infected by as few as 1-2 microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti, among 20-50 uninfected mosquitoes.
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The immunodominant Brugia malayi paramyosin as a marker of current infection with Wuchereria bancrofti adult worms.
Sandra Langy,Catherine Plichart,Patrick Luquiaud,Steven A. Williams,Steven A. Williams,Luc Nicolas +5 more
TL;DR: Reduction of the anti-paramyosin IgG4 titer following combined chemotherapy with diethylcarbamazine and ivermectin was significantly correlated with a reduction in the adult worm burden, suggesting that reduction can be used as an immunological marker for W. bancrofti clearance.
The blackfly Simulium buissoni and infection by hepatitis B virus on a holoendemic island of the Marquesas archipelago in French Polynesia
Suzanne Chanteau,Yves Sechan,J.P. Moulia-Pelat,Patrick Luquiaud,André Spiegel,Jean-Paul Boutin,J.-F. Roux +6 more
TL;DR: Infection by HBV conveyed by the flies is theoretically possible, but their indirect role via the numerous skin lesions caused on children is likely to explain such a high level of transmission.