Comparing the performance of urine and copro-antigen detection in evaluating Opisthorchis viverrini infection in communities with different transmission levels in Northeast Thailand.

• Main Authors: Chanika Worasith (Author), Chompunoot Wangboon (Author), Kunyarat Duenngai (Author), Nadda Kiatsopit (Author), Kulthida Kopolrat (Author), Anchalee Techasen (Author), Jiraporn Sithithaworn (Author), Narong Khuntikeo (Author), Watcharin Loilome (Author), Nisana Namwat (Author), Puangrat Yongvanit (Author), Elizabeth J Carlton (Author), Paiboon Sithithaworn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To combat and eventually eliminate the transmission of the liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini, an accurate and practical diagnostic test is required. A recently established urine antigen detection test using monoclonal antibody-based enzyme-linked-immunosorbent assay (mAb-ELISA) has shown promise du...