The Rapid-Heat LAMPellet Method: A Potential Diagnostic Method for Human Urogenital Schistosomiasis.

• Main Authors: Javier Gandasegui (Author), Pedro Fernández-Soto (Author), Cristina Carranza-Rodríguez (Author), José Luis Pérez-Arellano (Author), Belén Vicente (Author), Julio López-Abán (Author), Antonio Muro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Urogenital schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma haematobium is a serious underestimated public health problem affecting 112 million people - particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Microscopic examination of urine samples to detect parasite eggs still remains as definitive diagnosis. This work...