Diagnostic comparison between FECPAKG2 and the Kato-Katz method for analyzing soil-transmitted helminth eggs in stool.

• Main Authors: Wendelin Moser (Author), Oliver Bärenbold (Author), Greg J Mirams (Author), Piet Cools (Author), Johnny Vlaminck (Author), Said M Ali (Author), Shaali M Ame (Author), Jan Hattendorf (Author), Penelope Vounatsou (Author), Bruno Levecke (Author), Jennifer Keiser (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Over one billion people are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STH), i.e. Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm and Trichuris trichiura. For estimating drug efficacy and monitoring anthelminthic drug resistance, accurate diagnostic methods are critical. FECPAKG2 is a new remote-diagnostic tool used...