| dc.contributor.author | MacPherson, C. N | |
| dc.contributor.author | Romig, T | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zeyhle, E | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rees, P. H | |
| dc.contributor.author | Were, J. B | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-10T06:44:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-06-10T06:44:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1987 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Lancet. 1987 Aug 1;2(8553):259-61. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hinari-gw.who.int/whalecomwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/whalecom0/pubmed/2886726 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/30383 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 3553 nomads in Turkana, a remote area of north-west Kenya, were screened for hydatid cysts by a portable ultrasound scanner and by serology. 198 (5.6%) proved to have liver or upper abdominal cysts. In the group screened by both techniques (2644) 174 (6.6%) cases of hydatidosis were detected by ultrasonography and 76 (2.9%) by serology. Ultrasonography gave immediate results and was less expensive and more acceptable and educationally valuable to the people. This non-invasive rapid technique also provided important clinical information about the cysts. The prevalence data thus obtained will contribute to the surveillance of a hydatid control programme. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.title | Portable ultrasound scanner versus serology in screening for hydatid cysts in a nomadic population | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
