School-based control of urinary schistosomiasis on Zanzibar, Tanzania: Monitoring micro-haematuria with reagent strips as a rapid urological assessment

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 364-368

  French, Michael D ^a   Rollinson, David ^b   Basáñez, Maria Gloria ^a   Mgeni, Ali F ^c   Khamis, I Simba ^c   Stothard, J Russell ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c Ministry of Health Zanzibar   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Micro haematuria; Schistosoma haematobium; Urinary schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DYSURIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HELMINTHIASIS; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETREATMENT; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TANZANIA; TEST STRIP;

EID: 34548532129     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2007.01.198     Document Type: Article

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