Accuracy of parasitological and immunological tests for the screening of human schistosomiasis in immigrants and refugees from African countries: An approach with Latent Class Analysis.

• Egile Nagusiak: Anna Beltrame (Egilea), Massimo Guerriero (Egilea), Andrea Angheben (Egilea), Federico Gobbi (Egilea), Ana Requena-Mendez (Egilea), Lorenzo Zammarchi (Egilea), Fabio Formenti (Egilea), Francesca Perandin (Egilea), Dora Buonfrate (Egilea), Zeno Bisoffi (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Schistosomiasis is a neglected infection affecting millions of people, mostly living in sub-Saharan Africa. Morbidity and mortality due to chronic infection are relevant, although schistosomiasis is often clinically silent. Different diagnostic tests have been implemented in order to impr...