Evaluation of diagnostic methods for the detection of intestinal schistosomiasis in endemic areas with low parasite loads: Saline gradient, Helmintex, Kato-Katz and rapid urine test

BACKGROUND: In some tropical countries, such as Brazil, schistosomiasis control programs have led to a significant reduction in the prevalence and parasite burden of endemic populations. In this setting, the Kato-Katz technique, as the standard diagnostic method for the diagnosis of Schistosoma mans...

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Autores principales: Oliveira, Warllem Junio, Magalhães, Fernanda do Carmo, Elias, Andressa Mariana Saldanha, de Castro, Vanessa Normandio, Favero, Vivian, Lindholz, Catieli Gobetti, Oliveira, Áureo Almeida, Barbosa, Fernando Sergio, Gil, Frederico, Gomes, Maria Aparecida, Graeff-Teixeira, Carlos, Enk, Martin Johannes, Coelho, Paulo Marcos Zech, Carneiro, Mariângela, Negrão-Corrêa, Deborah Aparecida, Geiger, Stefan Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5823366/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29470516
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006232

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5823366/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29470516
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006232

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