@article{fdi:31728,
  title = {{C}omparison of thick blood smear and saponin haemolysis for the detection of {L}oa loa and {M}ansonella perstans infections},
  author = {{N}oireau, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {A}pembet, {J}.{D}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n an endemic area, #{L}oa loa$ and #{M}ansonella perstans microfilariae$ were detected by the examination of 5 ml blood in respectively 7.4 and 26.2 % of subjects who would have been erroneously considered amicrofilaraemic by the conventional method of two thick blood smears (40 micro l blood). {C}orrection factors to be applied to the results obtained with thick blood films in order to approach the true parasitological prevalences were 1.5 for #{L}. loa$ and 1.6 for #{M}. perstans$. {I}n addition, the analysis of a large volume of blood provides a better estimation of microfilarial load of the parasitized population. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{FILARIOSE} ; {LOASE} ; {ENDEMIE} ; {SEROLOGIE} ; {EVALUATION} ; {EFFICACITE} ; {DIAGNOSTIC} ; {METHODE} ; {GOUTTE} {EPAISSE} ; {MICROFILAREMIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {93},
  numero = {},
  pages = {390--392},
  ISSN = {0022-5304},
  year = {1990},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:31728},
}