Long-term effect of mass chemotherapy of Schistosoma mansoni on infection rate and diagnosis accuracy

Objectives: To assess the performance of microscopic stool examination, which is used widely for the diagnosis and assessment of infection rates of Schistosoma mansoni in Egypt, for the evaluation of chemotherapy efficacy after a decade of regular mass treatment. Methods: A total of 651 individuals...

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Main Authors: Yasser Elsherif, El-Sayed Tharwa, Gamal Badra, Mohsen Salama, Soraya Sharaf, Imam Waked
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197121500257X