Assessing the prevalence of Female Genital Schistosomiasis and comparing the acceptability and performance of health worker-collected and self-collected cervical-vaginal swabs using PCR testing among women in North-Western Tanzania: The ShWAB study.

• Päätekijät: Tamara Ursini (Tekijä), Salvatore Scarso (Tekijä), Stella Mugassa (Tekijä), Jeffer Bhuko Othman (Tekijä), Amina Jumanne Yussuph (Tekijä), Edgar Ndaboine (Tekijä), Gladys Mbwanji (Tekijä), Cristina Mazzi (Tekijä), Martina Leonardi (Tekijä), Marco Prato (Tekijä), Elena Pomari (Tekijä), Humphrey Deogratias Mazigo (Tekijä), Francesca Tamarozzi (Tekijä)
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• Julkaistu: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) is a neglected disease of the genital tract due to the inflammatory response to the presence of Schistosoma haematobium eggs in the genital tract. The WHO has prioritized the improvement of diagnostics for FGS and previous studies h...