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Comparison of the Kato-Katz thick smear and McMaster egg counting techniques for monitoring drug efficacy against soil-transmitted helminths in schoolchildren on Pemba Island, Tanzania

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, ISSN: 0035-9203, Vol: 106, Issue: 3, Page: 199-201
2012
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  • Citations
    33
  • Captures
    56
  • Social Media
    5
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      5
      • Facebook
        5

Article Description

The Kato-Katz thick smear technique is widely used to assess prevalence and intensity in soil-transmitted helminth (STH) control programmes, but its usefulness in monitoring anthelminthic drug efficacy needs to be validated and compared with other methods. A promising alternative is the McMaster egg counting technique. In the present study, the efficacy of single-dose albendazole against STH infections in 430 schoolchildren on Pemba Island was assessed using both the Kato-Katz and McMaster techniques. The study revealed comparable drug efficacy results for both methods and confirmed the potency of the McMaster technique as an alternative method for monitoring large-scale deworming programmes.

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