Confocal laser scanning microscopy for detection of Schistosoma mansoni eggs in the gut of mice.

BACKGROUND: The gold standard for diagnosing Schistosoma mansoni infections is the detection of eggs from stool or biopsy specimens. The viability of collected eggs can be tested by the miracidium hatching procedure. Direct detection methods are often limited in patients with light or early infectio...

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Main Authors: Martha Charlotte Holtfreter, Oliver Stachs, Maria Reichard, Micha Loebermann, Rudolf Friedrich Guthoff, Emil Christian Reisinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3078923?pdf=render