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8615440

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-6-6
pubmed:abstractText
In a study group of 183 people in a Schistosoma mansoni-endemic area in Burundi, stool examinations were performed with duplicate 25-mg Kato-Katz slides on seven occasions (days 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 32, and 37). Point prevalences detected by single examinations of 25 mg and 50 mg of stool varied from 41.0% to 57.9% and from 55.7% to 63.9%, respectively. The cumulative prevalence for all seven measurements was 82.0%. The individual day-to-day variation in egg output was important. The majority of infections missed by the examination of single slides and specimens were light ones. The Kato-Katz method applied on a single stool specimen is more suitable for morbidity control, but less suitable for control of infection. When a precise quantitative diagnosis on the individual level is required, several measurements on different days are necessary. The data presented validate recently developed statistical models and charts predicting true prevalences.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0002-9637
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
54
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
319-24
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Day-to-day egg count fluctuation in Schistosoma mansoni infection and its operational implications.
pubmed:affiliation
Belgian Technical Cooperation, Bujumbura, Burundi.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't