Validation of a chart to estimate true Schistosoma mansoni prevalences from simple egg counts

Parasitology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 113-121

  De Vlas, S J ^a,b   Engels, D ^c   Rabello, A L T ^d   Oostburg, B F J ^e   Van Lieshout, L ^b   Polderman, A M ^b   Van Oortmarssen, G J ^a   Habbema, J D F ^a   Gryseels, B ^f  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Schistosomiasis Control Programme   (Burundi)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^e University Hospital of Surinam   (Suriname)

^f INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

egg counts; prevalence; Schistosoma mansoni; stochastic model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BRAZIL; BURUNDI; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SURINAME; WORM EGG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; BURUNDI; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FECES; HUMANS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; SURINAME;

EID: 0031053004     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182096008207     Document Type: Article

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