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| Title |
An In-Depth Analysis of a Piece of Shit: Distribution of Schistosoma mansoni and Hookworm Eggs in Human Stool
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, December 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001969 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Stefanie J. Krauth, Jean T. Coulibaly, Stefanie Knopp, Mahamadou Traoré, Eliézer K. N'Goran, Jürg Utzinger |
| Abstract |
An accurate diagnosis of helminth infection is important to improve patient management. However, there is considerable intra- and inter-specimen variation of helminth egg counts in human feces. Homogenization of stool samples has been suggested to improve diagnostic accuracy, but there are no detailed investigations. Rapid disintegration of hookworm eggs constitutes another problem in epidemiological surveys. We studied the spatial distribution of Schistosoma mansoni and hookworm eggs in stool samples, the effect of homogenization, and determined egg counts over time in stool samples stored under different conditions. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 973 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 207 | 21% |
| United Kingdom | 166 | 17% |
| Canada | 51 | 5% |
| Australia | 26 | 3% |
| Chile | 24 | 2% |
| Germany | 21 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 16 | 2% |
| France | 16 | 2% |
| Spain | 13 | 1% |
| Other | 118 | 12% |
| Unknown | 315 | 32% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 608 | 62% |
| Scientists | 294 | 30% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 39 | 4% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 32 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 420 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 2% |
| Germany | 6 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 1% |
| France | 3 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 3 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| Sweden | 2 | <1% |
| Belgium | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 8 | 2% |
| Unknown | 377 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 94 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 92 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 64 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 28 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 25 | 6% |
| Other | 71 | 17% |
| Unknown | 46 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 167 | 40% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 45 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 32 | 8% |
| Neuroscience | 23 | 5% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 22 | 5% |
| Other | 66 | 16% |
| Unknown | 65 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 905. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 March 2024.
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#19,480
of 25,766,791 outputs
Outputs from PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
#7
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Outputs of similar age
#73
of 290,352 outputs
Outputs of similar age from PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
#1
of 139 outputs
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