An in-depth analysis of a piece of shit: distribution of Schistosoma mansoni and hookworm eggs in human stool.
<h4>Background</h4>An accurate diagnosis of helminth infection is important to improve patient management. However, there is considerable intra- and inter-specimen variation of helminth egg counts in human feces. Homogenization of stool samples has been suggested to improve diagnostic ac...
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| Main Authors: | Stefanie J Krauth, Jean T Coulibaly, Stefanie Knopp, Mahamadou Traoré, Eliézer K N'Goran, Jürg Utzinger |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0001969&type=printable |
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