Evaluation and optimization of the Circulating Cathodic Antigen (POC-CCA) cassette test for detecting Schistosoma mansoni infection by using image analysis in school children in Mwanza Region, Tanzania
There is a need for diagnostic techniques which are sensitive, specific, rapid and easy to perform at the point-of-care. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the Circulating Cathodic Antigen (POC-CCA) assay for Schistosoma mansoni in four schools along the coast of Lak...
Main Authors: | Miriam Casacuberta, Safari Kinunghi, Birgitte J. Vennervald, Annette Olsen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-06-01
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Series: | Parasite Epidemiology and Control |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405673115300775 |
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