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Estimating the sensitivity and specificity of Kato-Katz stool examination technique for detection of hookworms, Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura infections in humans in the absence of a ‘gold standard’

The accuracy of the Kato-Katz technique in identifying individuals with soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections is limited by day-to-day variation in helminth egg excretion, confusion with other parasites and the laboratory technicians’ experience. We aimed to estimate the sensitivity and specifi...

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Main Authors: Tarafder, MR, Carabin, H, Joseph, L, Balolong, E, Olveda, R, McGarvey, ST
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: 2009
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2829363/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19772859
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.09.003
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