A comparison of the sensitivity and fecal egg counts of the McMaster egg counting and Kato-Katz thick smear methods for soil-transmitted helminths.

A comparison of the sensitivity and fecal egg counts of the McMaster egg counting and Kato-Katz thick smear methods for soil-transmitted helminths.

The Kato-Katz thick smear (Kato-Katz) is the diagnostic method recommended for monitoring large-scale treatment programs implemented for the control of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) in public health, yet it is difficult to standardize. A promising alternative is the McMaster egg counting method (...

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Main Authors: Bruno Levecke, Jerzy M Behnke, Sitara S R Ajjampur, Marco Albonico, Shaali M Ame, Johannes Charlier, Stefan M Geiger, Nguyen T V Hoa, Romuald I Kamwa Ngassam, Andrew C Kotze, James S McCarthy, Antonio Montresor, Maria V Periago, Sheela Roy, Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté, D T C Thach, Jozef Vercruysse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-06-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3114752?pdf=render

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