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

• Main Authors: Dominik Glinz (Author), Kigbafori D Silué (Author), Stefanie Knopp (Author), Laurent K Lohourignon (Author), Kouassi P Yao (Author), Peter Steinmann (Author), Laura Rinaldi (Author), Giuseppe Cringoli (Author), Eliézer K N'Goran (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...