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Infection intensity-dependent accuracy of reagent strip for the diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium and estimation of treatment prevalence thresholds

BACKGROUND: Reagent strip to detect microhematuria as a proxy for Schistosoma haematobium infections has been considered an alternative to urine filtration for individual diagnosis and community-based estimates of treatment needs for preventive chemotherapy. However, the diagnostic accuracy of reage...

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Autores principales: Grolimund, Carla M., Bärenbold, Oliver, Hatz, Christoph F., Vennervald, Birgitte J., Mayombana, Charles, Mshinda, Hassan, Utzinger, Jürg, Vounatsou, Penelope
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9071146/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35468129
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010332