Comparison of individual and pooled stool samples for the assessment of soil-transmitted helminth infection intensity and drug efficacy.

Comparison of individual and pooled stool samples for the assessment of soil-transmitted helminth infection intensity and drug efficacy.

BACKGROUND: In veterinary parasitology samples are often pooled for a rapid assessment of infection intensity and drug efficacy. Currently, studies evaluating this strategy in large-scale drug administration programs to control human soil-transmitted helminths (STHs; Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris...

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Main Authors: Zeleke Mekonnen, Selima Meka, Mio Ayana, Johannes Bogers, Jozef Vercruysse, Bruno Levecke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3656117?pdf=render

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