Diagnostic accuracy of Kato-Katz and FLOTAC for assessing anthelmintic drug efficacy.

Diagnostic accuracy of Kato-Katz and FLOTAC for assessing anthelmintic drug efficacy.

BACKGROUND: Sensitive diagnostic tools are required for an accurate assessment of prevalence and intensity of helminth infections in areas undergoing regular deworming, and for monitoring anthelmintic drug efficacy. We compared the diagnostic accuracy of the Kato-Katz and FLOTAC techniques in the fr...

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Main Authors: Stefanie Knopp, Benjamin Speich, Jan Hattendorf, Laura Rinaldi, Khalfan A Mohammed, I Simba Khamis, Alisa S Mohammed, Marco Albonico, David Rollinson, Hanspeter Marti, Giuseppe Cringoli, Jürg Utzinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3075226?pdf=render

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