The unreliability of the Kato-Katz technique limits its usefulness for evaluating S. mansoni infections

A Kongs; G Marks; P Verlé; P Van der Stuyft

doi:10.1046/j.1365-3156.2001.00687.x

The unreliability of the Kato-Katz technique limits its usefulness for evaluating S. mansoni infections

A Kongs, G Marks, P Verlé, P Van der Stuyft

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Original language	English
Journal	Tropical Medicine and International Health
Volume	6
Pages (from-to)	163-169
ISSN	1360-2276
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3156.2001.00687.x
Publication status	Published - 2001

Keywords

B780-tropical-medicine
Helminthic diseases
Schistosoma mansoni
Parasite egg count
Stool examination
Kato-Katz technique
Reproducibility

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