Usefulness of real-time PCR for urogenital schistosomiasis diagnosis in preschool children in a high-prevalence area in Angola.

• Main Authors: Alejandro Mediavilla (Author), Aroa Silgado (Author), Raquel Sánchez-Marqués (Author), Cristina Bocanegra (Author), Arlette Nindia (Author), Fernando Salvador (Author), Zeferino Pintar (Author), Patricia Martínez-Vallejo (Author), Carles Rubio Maturana (Author), Lidia Goterris (Author), Joan Martínez-Campreciós (Author), Sandra Aixut (Author), Inés Oliveira-Souto (Author), María Luisa Aznar- (Author), María Espiau (Author), Israel Molina (Author), Elena Sulleiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Urogenital schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma haematobium is highly endemic in the municipality of Cubal in Angola. Currently, diagnosis is based on the observation of S. haematobium eggs in urine samples by microscopy but this method has low sensitivity. Few studie...