Genital self-sampling compared with cervicovaginal lavage for the diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis in Zambian women: The BILHIV study.

• Principais autores: Amy S Sturt (Autor), Emily L Webb (Autor), Comfort R Phiri (Autor), Tobias Mweene (Autor), Namakau Chola (Autor), Govert J van Dam (Autor), Paul L A M Corstjens (Autor), Els Wessels (Autor), J Russell Stothard (Autor), Richard Hayes (Autor), Helen Ayles (Autor), Isaiah Hansingo (Autor), Lisette van Lieshout (Autor), Amaya L Bustinduy (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Given the potentially causal association of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) with HIV-1 infection, improved diagnostics are urgently needed to scale-up FGS surveillance. The BILHIV (bilharzia and HIV) study assessed the performance of home-based self-collection met...