Short report: Mobile phone microscopy for the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infections: A proof-of-concept study

We created a mobile phone microscope and assessed its accuracy for the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminths compared with conventional microscopy. Mobile phone microscopy has a sensitivity of 69.4% for detecting any helminth egg and sensitivities of 81.0%, 54.4%, and 14.3% for the diagnosis of Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm respectively. Copyright © 2013 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.