Estimating sensitivity of the Kato-Katz technique for the diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni and hookworm in relation to infection intensity.

• Päätekijät: Oliver Bärenbold (Tekijä), Giovanna Raso (Tekijä), Jean T Coulibaly (Tekijä), Eliézer K N'Goran (Tekijä), Jürg Utzinger (Tekijä), Penelope Vounatsou (Tekijä)
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• Julkaistu: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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The Kato-Katz technique is the most widely used diagnostic method in epidemiologic surveys and drug efficacy trials pertaining to intestinal schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis. However, the sensitivity of the technique is low, particularly for the detection of light-intensity helmint...