Use of a saline gradient for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis

The development of novel methods for parasitological diagnosis that are both highly sensitive and low in cost has been strongly recommended by the World Health Organization. In this study, a new technique for diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni is proposed based on the differential sedimentation of...

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Main Authors: Paulo Marcos Z Coelho, Arnon D Jurberg, Áureo A Oliveira, Naftale Katz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2009-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762009000500010

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