Sensitivity and Specificity of a Urine Circulating Anodic Antigen Test for the Diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium in Low Endemic Settings.

• Main Authors: Stefanie Knopp (Author), Paul L A M Corstjens (Author), Artemis Koukounari (Author), Colin I Cercamondi (Author), Shaali M Ame (Author), Said M Ali (Author), Claudia J de Dood (Author), Khalfan A Mohammed (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author), David Rollinson (Author), Govert J van Dam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem and interruption of transmission in selected areas are key goals of the World Health Organization for 2025. Conventional parasitological methods are insensitive for the detection of light-intensity infections. Techniques with high...