Diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium infection with a mobile phone-mounted Foldscope and a reversed-lens CellScope in Ghana

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1253-1256

  Ephraim, Richard K D ^a,c   Cybulski, James S ^a,d   Duah, Evans ^a,c   Prakash, Manu ^a,d   D'Ambrosio, Michael V ^a,e   Fletcher, Daniel A ^a,e   Keiser, Jennifer ^a,f,g   Andrews, Jason R ^a,h   Bogoch, Isaac I ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^d Stanford University   (United States)

^e University of California   (United States)

^f SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^h STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FILTRATION; GHANA; HUMAN; MICROSCOPE; MICROSCOPY; MOBILE PHONE; OTOSCOPE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ANIMAL; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PROCEDURES; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; URINE;

SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CELL PHONES; CENTRIFUGATION; CHILD; GHANA; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84930608726     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: 14761645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0741     Document Type: Article

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