Accuracy of a new rapid diagnostic test for urinary antigen detection and assessment of drug treatment in opisthorchiasis

• Main Authors: Chanika Worasith (Author), Jiraporn Sithithaworn (Author), Phattharaphon Wongphutorn (Author), Chutima Homwong (Author), Kanoknan Khongsukwiwat (Author), Anchalee Techasen (Author), Kulthida Y. Kopolrat (Author), Watcharin Loilome (Author), Nisana Namwat (Author), Bandit Thinkamrop (Author), Chaiwat Tawarungruang (Author), Attapol Titapun (Author), Thewarach Laha (Author), Ross H. Andrews (Author), Simon D. Taylor-Robinson (Author), Paiboon Sithithaworn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Screening for opisthorchiasis, a parasitic worm infection affecting many millions of people in Southeast Asia, has traditionally relied on faecal egg examination such as the formalin-ethyl acetate concentration technique (FECT) and Kato-Katz method. Although the urinary enzyme-li...