Sensitivity and specificity of multiple Kato-Katz thick smears and a circulating cathodic antigen test for Schistosoma mansoni diagnosis pre- and post-repeated-praziquantel treatment.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Poppy H L Lamberton (लेखक), Narcis B Kabatereine (लेखक), David W Oguttu (लेखक), Alan Fenwick (लेखक), Joanne P Webster (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Two Kato-Katz thick smears (Kato-Katzs) from a single stool are currently recommended for diagnosing Schistosoma mansoni infections to map areas for intervention. This 'gold standard' has low sensitivity at low infection intensities. The urine point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen tes...