Comparing the performance of circulating cathodic antigen and Kato-Katz techniques in evaluating Schistosoma mansoni infection in areas with low prevalence in selected counties of Kenya: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Kato-Katz technique has been the mainstay test in Schistosoma mansoni diagnosis in endemic areas. However, recent studies have documented its poor sensitivity in evaluating Schistosoma mansoni infection especially in areas with lower rates of transmission. It’s the primary diagnostic too...

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Autores principales: Okoyo, Collins, Simiyu, Elses, Njenga, Sammy M., Mwandawiro, Charles
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5896080/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29642875
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5414-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5896080/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29642875
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5414-9

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