Comparing diagnostic accuracy of Kato-Katz, Koga agar plate, ether-concentration, and FLOTAC for Schistosoma mansoni and soil-transmitted helminths.

• Главные авторы: Dominik Glinz (Автор), Kigbafori D Silué (Автор), Stefanie Knopp (Автор), Laurent K Lohourignon (Автор), Kouassi P Yao (Автор), Peter Steinmann (Автор), Laura Rinaldi (Автор), Giuseppe Cringoli (Автор), Eliézer K N'Goran (Автор), Jürg Utzinger (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: Infections with schistosomes and soil-transmitted helminths exert a considerable yet underappreciated economic and public health burden on afflicted populations. Accurate diagnosis is crucial for patient management, drug efficacy evaluations, and monitoring of large-scale community-based...