Urinary schistosomiasis in a rural community in Edo state, Nigeria: Eosinophiluria as a diagnostic marker

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 183-186

  Nmorsi, O P G ^a   Egwunyenga, O A ^b   Ukwandu, N C D ^a   Nwokolo, N Q ^a  

^a AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Eosinophiluria; Nigeria; Rural community; Urinary schistosomiasis; Urinary symptoms

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL URINE COMPOSITION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE MARKER; EGG LAYING; EOSINOPHILURIA; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; OOCYTE; PROTEINURIA; RELATIVE DENSITY; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TREMATODE; TURBIDITY; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE COLOR;

PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

EID: 18244383047     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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