Journal article
Testing for soil-transmitted helminth transmission elimination: analysing the impact of the sensitivity of different diagnostic tools
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In recent years, an increased focus has been placed upon the possibility of the elimination of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) transmission using various interventions including mass drug administration. The primary diagnostic tool recommended by the WHO is the detection of STH eggs in stool using the Kato-Katz (KK) method. However, detecting infected individuals using this method becomes increasingly difficult as the intensity of infection decreases. Newer techniques, such as qPCR, have been...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Public Library of Science Publisher's website
- Journal:
- PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Journal website
- Volume:
- 12
- Issue:
- 1
- Article number:
- e0006114
- Place of publication:
- United States
- Publication date:
- 2018-01-18
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-11-14
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1935-2735
- ISSN:
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1935-2727
- Pmid:
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29346366
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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1059217
- Local pid:
- pubs:1059217
- Deposit date:
- 2020-04-07
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- Copyright holder:
- Werkman, M et al.
- Copyright date:
- 2018
- Rights statement:
- © 2018 The Authors. This is an open access article, free of all copyright, and may be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, built upon, or otherwise used by anyone for any lawful purpose. The work is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication.
- Licence:
- CC Public Domain Dedication (CC0)
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