Estimating sensitivity of the Kato-Katz technique for the diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni and hookworm in relation to infection intensity

The Kato-Katz technique is the most widely used diagnostic method in epidemiologic surveys and drug efficacy trials pertaining to intestinal schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis. However, the sensitivity of the technique is low, particularly for the detection of light-intensity helmint...

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Autores principales: Bärenbold, Oliver, Raso, Giovanna, Coulibaly, Jean T., N’Goran, Eliézer K., Utzinger, Jürg, Vounatsou, Penelope
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5643140/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28976979
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005953

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5643140/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28976979
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005953

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