Biomedical Engineering
Researchers from National Taiwan University, Graduate Institute Provide Details of New Studies and Findings in the Area of Biomedical Engineering
Published in Blood Weekly, March 24th, 2011
2011 MAR 24 -- A new study, 'Prevalence of Schistosoma haematobium infection among inhabitants of Lowveld, Swaziland, an endemic area for the disease,' is now available. "We carried out a parasitological survey of Schistosoma haematobium infection among the residents of Lowveld Siphofaneni, Swaziland, an area which is devoid of sanitation. Subjects with positive infection were confirmed by the detection of S. haematobium ova in their urine," investigators in Taipei, Taiwan report.
"The intensity of the infection was estimated by calculating the total number of S. haematobium ova present in 10 ml urine specimen (geometric mean intensity; GMI). Overall, the...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2011-03-24)
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