Accuracy of the Kato-Katz method and formalin-ether concentration technique for the diagnosis of Clonorchis sinensis, and implication for assessing drug efficacy

BACKGROUND: Clonorchiasis is a chronic neglected disease caused by a liver fluke, Clonorchis sinensis. Chemotherapy is the mainstay of control and treatment efficacy is usually determined by microscopic examination of fecal samples. We assessed the diagnostic accuracy of the Kato-Katz method and the...

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Main Authors: Qian, Men-Bao, Yap, Peiling, Yang, Yi-Chao, Liang, Hai, Jiang, Zhi-Hua, Li, Wei, Utzinger, Jürg, Zhou, Xiao-Nong, Keiser, Jennifer
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3816101/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24499644
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-6-314
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