An In-Depth Analysis of a Piece of Shit: Distribution of Schistosoma mansoni and Hookworm Eggs in Human Stool

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Krauth, Stefanie J ^a,b,c   Coulibaly, Jean T ^a,b,c,d   Knopp, Stefanie ^a,b   Traoré, Mahamadou ^c   N'Goran, Eliézer K ^c,d   Utzinger, Jürg ^a,b  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c CENTRE SUISSE DE RECHERCHES SCIENTIFIQUES EN CÔTE D'IVOIRE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^d UNIVERSITÉ FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT BOIGNY   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HELMINTHIASIS; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SAMPLING; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COTE D'IVOIRE; FECES; FEMALE; HOOKWORM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872021167     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001969     Document Type: Article

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