Use of a saline gradient for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 720-723

  Coelho, Paulo Marcos Z ^a   Jurberg, Arnon D ^a   Oliveira, Áureo A ^a   Katz, Naftale ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Faeces; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 70349668959     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000500010     Document Type: Article

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