Sensitivity and specificity of the circulating cathodic antigen rapid urine test in the diagnosis of Schistosomiasis mansoni infection and evaluation of morbidity in a low- endemic area in Brazil

Sensitivity and specificity of the circulating cathodic antigen rapid urine test in the diagnosis of Schistosomiasis mansoni infection and evaluation of morbidity in a low- endemic area in Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The Kato-Katz technique is the standard diagnostic test for Schistosoma mansoni infection in rural areas. However, the utility of this method is severely limited by the day-to-day variability in host egg excretion in the stool. In high-transmission areas, the point-of-care ci...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Teixeira Ferreira, Thiago André Fidelis, Thiago Almeida Pereira, Alba Otoni, Leonardo Campos Queiroz, Frederico Figueiredo Amâncio, Carlos Maurício Antunes, José Roberto Lambertucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Schistosomiasis
Diagnosis
Stool examination
Rapid urine test (POC-CCA)
Hepatosplenic schistosomiasis
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