Confocal laser scanning microscopy, a new in vivo diagnostic tool for schistosomiasis.

BACKGROUND: The gold standard for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis is the detection of the parasite's characteristic eggs in urine, stool, or rectal and bladder biopsy specimens. Direct detection of eggs is difficult and not always possible in patients with low egg-shedding rates. Confocal lase...

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Main Authors: Carlos Fritzsche, Oliver Stachs, Martha Charlotte Holtfreter, Constanze Nohr-Łuczak, Rudolf Friedrich Guthoff, Emil Christian Reisinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3328486?pdf=render