Diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminths using the Kato-Katz technique: What is the influence of stirring, storage time and storage temperature on stool sample egg counts?

BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminths infect about one fifth of the world’s population and have a negative impact on health. The Kato-Katz technique is the recommended method to detect soil-transmitted helminth eggs in stool samples, particularly in programmatic settings. However, some questions in...

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Autores principales: Bosch, Felix, Palmeirim, Marta S., Ali, Said M., Ame, Shaali M., Hattendorf, Jan, Keiser, Jennifer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7857572/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33481808
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009032

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7857572/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33481808
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009032

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