Increased detection of schistosomiasis with Kato-Katz and SWAP-IgG-ELISA in a Northeastern Brazil low-intensity transmission area

INTRODUCTION: The laboratory diagnosis of schistosomiasis is based mainly on the detection of parasite eggs in stool samples through the Kato-Katz (KK) technique, reading one slide by test. However, a widely known limitation of parasitological methods is reduced sensitivity, particularly in low ende...

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Main Authors: Teiliane Rodrigues Carneiro, Marta Cristhiany Cunha Pinheiro, Sara Menezes de Oliveira, Ana Lúcia de Paula Hanemann, José Ajax Nogueira Queiroz, Fernando Schemelzer Moraes Bezerra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-08-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822012000400019&lng=en&tlng=en