Validity of selected clinical signs and symptoms in diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni infection Validade de alguns sinais e sintomas no diagnóstico da infecção pelo Schistosoma mansoni
Sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive values of selected clinical signs and symptoms in the diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni infection were evaluated in 403 individuals (69% of inhabitants over 1 year of age) in an endemic area in Brazil (Divino). Highest sensitivity (13%) was found for b...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
1991-02-01
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651991000100003 |
