Cytological and Wet Mount Microscopic Observations Made in Urine of Schistosoma haematobium-Infected Children: Hint of the Implication in Bladder Cancer.
Patience B Tetteh-QuarcooBenjamin K AkuettehIrene A OwusuSolomon E QuaysonSimon K AttahRobert ArmahEmmanuel AfutuAma AfrahKantanka Addo-OsafoCecilia SmithRichard K GyasiPatrick F Ayeh-KumiPublished in: The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale (2019)
Cytological abnormalities in S. haematobium-infected children may play an important role in the severity of the disease, leading to the possible development of bladder cancer in later years, if early attention is not given. Therefore, routine cytological screening for urogenital schistosomiasis patients (especially children) at hospitals in S. haematobium-endemic locations is recommended.