Detection of Parasite-Specific DNA in Urine Sediment Obtained by Filtration Differentiates between Single and Mixed Infections of Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium from Endemic Areas in Ghana

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Nilanjan Lodh ,

* E-mail: nlodh@jhsph.edu

Affiliation Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Jean M. Naples,

Affiliation Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Kwabena M. Bosompem,

Affiliation Parasitology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), Legon, Accra, Ghana
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Joseph Quartey,

Affiliation Parasitology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), Legon, Accra, Ghana
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Clive J. Shiff

Affiliation Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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