Comparison of Kato-Katz thick-smear and McMaster egg counting method for the assessment of drug efficacy against soil-transmitted helminthiasis in school children in Jimma Town, Ethiopia

Conclusion
The choice of a diagnostic method to assess drug efficacy should not be based on sensitivity and faecal egg counts only.

Source: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - September 18, 2015 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Bekana, T., Mekonnen, Z., Zeynudin, A., Ayana, M., Getachew, M., Vercruysse, J., Levecke, B. Tags: SHORT COMMUNICATION Source Type: research