Variation in weight of stool samples prepared by the Kato-Katz method and its implications

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 265-271

  Engels, D ^a,e   Nahimana, S ^b   De Vlas, S J ^c   Gryseels, B ^d  

^a Schistosomiasis Res Contr Prog   (Burundi)

^b Ministry of Health   (Burundi)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^e NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

egg count variation; Kato Katz method; Schistosoma mansoni; schistosomiasis; stool examination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; WEIGHT; WORM EGG;

SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 0030904032     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1997.d01-264.x     Document Type: Article

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