Characteristics of Blood Vessels in Female Genital Schistosomiasis: Paving the Way for Objective Diagnostics at the Point of Care

Sigve Holmen; Hashini Nilushika Galappaththi-Arachchige; Elisabeth Kleppa; Pavitra Pillay; Thajasvarie Naicker; Myra Taylor; Mathias Onsrud; Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland; Fritz Albregtsen

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004628

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Characteristics of Blood Vessels in Female Genital Schistosomiasis: Paving the Way for Objective Diagnostics at the Point of Care

Sigve Holmen ,

* E-mail: sigve.holmen@gmail.com

Affiliations Norwegian Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases Ullevaal, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Hashini Nilushika Galappaththi-Arachchige,

Affiliations Norwegian Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases Ullevaal, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Elisabeth Kleppa,

Affiliations Norwegian Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases Ullevaal, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Pavitra Pillay,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical and Clinical Technology, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa
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Thajasvarie Naicker,

Affiliation Optics and Imaging Centre, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Myra Taylor,

Affiliation Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Mathias Onsrud,

Affiliation Department of Gynaecology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland,

Affiliations Norwegian Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases Ullevaal, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Fritz Albregtsen

Affiliations Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, Institute for Cancer Genetics and Informatics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Characteristics of Blood Vessels in Female Genital Schistosomiasis: Paving the Way for Objective Diagnostics at the Point of Care

Sigve Holmen,
Hashini Nilushika Galappaththi-Arachchige,
Elisabeth Kleppa,
Pavitra Pillay,
Thajasvarie Naicker,
Myra Taylor,
Mathias Onsrud,
Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland,
Fritz Albregtsen

Published: April 13, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004628

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