In vivo imaging of schistosomes to assess disease burden using positron emission tomography (PET)
In vivo imaging of schistosomes to assess disease burden using positron emission tomography (PET)
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United States: Public Library of Science
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English
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Schistosomes are chronic intravascular helminth parasites of humans causing a heavy burden of disease worldwide. Diagnosis of schistosomiasis currently requires the detection of schistosome eggs in the feces and urine of infected individuals. This method unreliably measures disease burden due to poor sensitivity and wide variances in egg shedding....
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In vivo imaging of schistosomes to assess disease burden using positron emission tomography (PET)
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1288113436
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1288113436
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1935-2735,1935-2727
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1935-2735
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0000827
