In vivo imaging of schistosomes to assess disease burden using positron emission tomography (PET).

<h4>Background</h4>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 mea...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Salem, Jason D Balkman, Jing Wang, David L Wilson, Zhenghong Lee, Christopher L King, James P Basilion
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000827
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