Is PCR the Next Reference Standard for the Diagnosis of Schistosoma in Stool? A Comparison with Microscopy in Senegal and Kenya.

• Main Authors: Lynn Meurs (Author), Eric Brienen (Author), Moustapha Mbow (Author), Elizabeth A Ochola (Author), Souleymane Mboup (Author), Diana M S Karanja (Author), W Evan Secor (Author), Katja Polman (Author), Lisette van Lieshout (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:The current reference test for the detection of S. mansoni in endemic areas is stool microscopy based on one or more Kato-Katz stool smears. However, stool microscopy has several shortcomings that greatly affect the efficacy of current schistosomiasis control programs. A highly specific m...