Field evaluation of a rapid, visually-read colloidal dye immunofiltration assay for Schistosoma japonicum for screening in areas of low transmission

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 526-533

  Xiao, Xiang ^a,b   Wang, Tianping ^b   Ye, Hongzhuan ^c   Qiang, Guangxiang ^d   Wei, Haiming ^a   Tian, Zhigang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b Anhui Institute of Schistosomiasis Control   (China)

^c Wuhu Anti Schistosomiasis Station   (China)

^d Nanling Anti Schistosomiasis Station   (China)

Author keywords

China; Colloids; Comparative study; Dyes; Evaluation studies; Hemagglutination tests; Immunoassay methods; Parasite egg count methods; Schistosomiasis japonica diagnosis; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOASSAY; HEALTH MONITORING; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; COLLOID; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOFILTRATION ASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KATO KATZ METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; RELIABILITY; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; CHINA; COLLOIDS; COLORING AGENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MASS SCREENING; PUBLIC HEALTH; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REFERENCE VALUES; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA;

EID: 22344431711     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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