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Mobile phone microscopy for the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infections : a Proof-of-Concept Study

Bogoch, Isaac I. and Andrews, Jason R. and Speich, Benjamin and Utzinger, Jürg and Ame, Shaali M. and Ali, Said M. and Keiser, Jennifer. (2013) Mobile phone microscopy for the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infections : a Proof-of-Concept Study. American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, Vol. 88, H. 4. pp. 626-629.

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Abstract

Abstract. We created a mobile phone microscope and assessed its accuracy for the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminths compared with conventional microscopy. Mobile phone microscopy has a sensitivity of 69.4% for detecting any helminth egg and sensitivities of 81.0%, 54.4%, and 14.3% for the diagnosis of Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm respectively.
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology (MPI) > Helminth Drug Development (Keiser)
09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Former Units within Swiss TPH > Health Impact Assessment (Utzinger)
UniBasel Contributors:Utzinger, Jürg and Keiser, Jennifer
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Williams and Wilkins
ISSN:0002-9637
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Last Modified:13 Sep 2013 07:59
Deposited On:13 Sep 2013 07:49

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