A simple approach improving the performance of urine reagent strips for rapid diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis in Nigerian schoolchildren

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 456-461

  Ugbomoiko, Uade Samuel ^a   Dalumo, Victor ^a   Ariza, Liana ^b   Bezerra, Fernando Schemelzer Moraes ^c   Heukelbach, Jorg ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências Médicas   (Brazil)

^c Esc Farmacia R Costa S   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^e JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nigeria; Prevalence; Rapid assessment; Urinary schistosomiasis; Urine reagent strips

Indexed keywords

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

EID: 67649562329     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000300010     Document Type: Article

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