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

• Main Authors: Amy S Sturt (Author), Emily L Webb (Author), Comfort R Phiri (Author), Tobias Mweene (Author), Namakau Chola (Author), Govert J van Dam (Author), Paul L A M Corstjens (Author), Els Wessels (Author), J Russell Stothard (Author), Richard Hayes (Author), Helen Ayles (Author), Isaiah Hansingo (Author), Lisette van Lieshout (Author), Amaya L Bustinduy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...