Short report: Ultra-low-cost urine filtration for schistosoma haematobium diagnosis: A proof-of-concept study

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 544-546

  Ephraim, Richard K D ^a   Duah, Evans ^a   Andrews, Jason R ^b   Bogoch, Isaac I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EGG; FILTRATION; GRAVITY; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PAPER; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; URINALYSIS; URINE FILTER PAPER; ANIMAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; ECONOMICS; EQUIPMENT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; URINE;

SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

ANIMALS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FILTRATION; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; PAPER; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA;

EID: 84907015937     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: 14761645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0221     Document Type: Article

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