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

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...

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Autores principales: Meurs, Lynn, Brienen, Eric, Mbow, Moustapha, Ochola, Elizabeth A., Mboup, Souleymane, Karanja, Diana M. S., Secor, W. Evan, Polman, Katja, van Lieshout, Lisette
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4517772/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26217948
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003959

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4517772/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26217948
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003959

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