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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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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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