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Kato-katz Technique

The Kato-Katz Technique is a diagnostic laboratory method in parasitology that involves the quantitative microscopic examination of a thick fecal smear processed through a standardized template and nylon mesh to concentrate and enumerate helminth eggs, particularly those of *Schistosoma* and soil-transmitted helminths, for epidemiological assessment.

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Kato-katz Method

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671

Efficacy of mebendazole and levamisole alone or in combination against intestinal nematode infections after repeated targeted mebendazole treatment in Zanzibar.

Marco Albonico, Quentin Bickle, Mahdi Ramsan et al. · PubMed · 2003 · 276 citations · Full text

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Comparing Diagnostic Accuracy of Kato-Katz, Koga Agar Plate, Ether-Concentration, and FLOTAC for Schistosoma mansoni and Soil-Transmitted Helminths

Dominik Glinz, Kigbafori D. Silué, Stefanie Knopp et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2010 · 270 citations · Full text

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Evaluation of Kato Thick-Smear Technique for Quantitative Diagnosis of Helminth Infections

Larry K. Martin, Paul C. Beaver · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 1968 · 270 citations

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The influence of sampling effort and the performance of the Kato-Katz technique in diagnosing <i>Schistosoma mansoni</i> and hookworm co-infections in rural Côte d'Ivoire

Mark Booth, Penelope Vounatsou, Edouard K. N’Goran et al. · Parasitology · 2003 · 238 citations

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HELMINTH INFECTION AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AMONG FILIPINO CHILDREN

Amara E. Ezeamama, Jennifer F. Friedman, Luz P. Acosta et al. · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2005 · 229 citations

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    Jürg Utzinger

    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Switzerland

    46 publications · 3.3K citations

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  2. EK
    Eliézer K. N’Goran

    Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Côte d’Ivoire

    29 publications · 2K citations

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  3. BE
    Berhanu Erko

    Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

    24 publications · 1.3K citations

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  4. JT
    Jean T. Coulibaly

    Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Côte d’Ivoire

    20 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. JK
    Jennifer Keiser

    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Switzerland

    20 publications · 965 citations

    18

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  1. Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

    Allschwil, Switzerland

    42 h-index

    257 publications

    17.6K citations

  2. University of Basel

    Basel, Switzerland

    36 h-index

    220 publications

    12.9K citations

  3. Addis Ababa University

    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    26 h-index

    97 publications

    5.8K citations

  4. Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    24 h-index

    133 publications

    5.6K citations

  5. Kenya Medical Research Institute

    Nairobi, Kenya

    23 h-index

    99 publications

    4.8K citations

  6. Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny

    Abidjan, Ivory Coast

    22 h-index

    99 publications

    6K citations

  7. Swiss Centre for Scientific Research

    Abidjan, Ivory Coast

    22 h-index

    97 publications

    5.5K citations

  8. University of Gondar

    Gonder, Ethiopia

    19 h-index

    88 publications

    5.6K citations

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  1. PLoS neglected tropical diseases

    93 publications · 5.5K citations

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  2. Parasites & Vectors

    49 publications · 2.6K citations

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  3. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    47 publications · 2.9K citations

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 72 publications · 2.2K citations

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