Improving diagnostic performance of the Kato-Katz method for Clonorchis sinensis infection through multiple samples
Abstract Background Clonorchiasis is caused by eating of raw or undercooked freshwater fish containing the larvae of Clonorchis sinensis; the Kato-Katz method is widely applied in diagnosis. The improvement of repeated Kato-Katz smears from multiple stool samples has been well illuminated in many he...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3594-5 |