Additional Evaluation of the Point-of-Contact Circulating Cathodic Antigen Assay for Schistosoma mansoni Infection

• Main Authors: Pauline N.M. Mwinzi (Author), Nupur eKittur (Author), Elizabeth eOchola (Author), Philip J. Cooper (Author), Carl H. Campbell (Author), Charles H. King (Author), Daniel G. Colley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Studies of the urine-based point-of-contact Cathodic Circulating Antigen test (POC-CCA) in S. mansoni-endemic settings in Africa indicate it has good sensitivity in detecting infections, but in areas of low prevalence, the POC-CCA can be positive for persons who are egg-negative by Kato-Katz stool a...