Molecular diagnosis of Schistosoma infections in urine samples of school children in Ghana

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1028-1031

  Aryeetey, Yvonne A ^a   Essien Baidoo, Samuel ^b   Larbi, Irene A ^a   Ahmed, Kwaku ^a   Amoah, Abena S ^a   Obeng, Benedicta B ^a   Van Lieshout, Lisette ^c   Yazdanbakhsh, Maria ^c   Boakye, Daniel A ^a   Verweij, Jaco J ^d  

^a University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d TweeSteden Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GHANA; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; GHANA; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

SCHISTOSOMA;

EID: 84878810206     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0571     Document Type: Article

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