Quality control of the slides by Kato-Katz method for the parasitological diagnosis of schistosomiasis infection by Schistosoma mansoni

• Main Authors: Constança S. Barbosa (Author), Elainne Christine S. Gomes (Author), Jeann Marie R. Marcelino (Author), Karina R. L. J. Cavalcante (Author), Wheverton Ricardo C. Nascimento (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Introduction: Kato-Katz is a laboratory method recommended by the Brazilian Ministry of Health (BMH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) as the gold standard for the diagnosis of human infection by Schistosoma mansoni. The method has great clinical and epidemiological relevance because...