The distribution of Schistosoma japonicum eggs in faeces and the effect of stirring faecal specimens

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 181-185

  Ye, X P ^a   Donnelly, C A ^a   Anderson, R M ^a   Fu, Y L ^b   Agnew, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Yujiang City Hosp Schistosomiasis   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SAMPLING; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SMEAR;

SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; TREMATODA;

EID: 0031936322     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1998.11813278     Document Type: Article

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