A simple approach improving the performance of urine reagent strips for rapid diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis in Nigerian schoolchildren

In Nigeria, schistosomiasis, caused predominantly by the species Schistosoma haematobium, is highly endemic in resource-poor communities. We performed a school-based survey in two rural communities in Osun State (Southwestern Nigeria) and assessed macrohaematuria, microhaematuria and proteinuria as...

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Main Authors: Uade Samuel Ugbomoiko, Victor Dalumo, Liana Ariza, Fernando Schemelzer Moraes Bezerra, Jorg Heukelbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2009-05-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762009000300010