Accuracy of circulating cathodic antigen tests for rapid mapping of Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium infections in Southern Sudan

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1099-1103

  Ashton, Ruth A ^a,b   Stewart, Barclay T ^c   Petty, Nora ^c   Lado, Mounir ^d   Finn, Timothy ^c   Brooker, Simon ^b,e   Kolaczinski, Jan H ^a,b  

^a MALARIA CONSORTIUM   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Malaria Consortium   (Sudan)

^d Ministry of Health   (Sudan)

^e KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Circulating cathodic antigen test; Diagnosis; Mapping; Neglected tropical diseases; Schistosoma haematobium; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosomiasis; Southern Sudan

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AGE CLASS; ANTIGEN; CHILD HEALTH; ELECTRODE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FILTRATION; HEALTH IMPACT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MICROSCOPY; SAMPLING; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIRCULATING CATHODIC ANTIGEN; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FILTRATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMEAR; SUDAN; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; NEGLECTED DISEASES; PARASITE EGG COUNT; REAGENT STRIPS; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUDAN;

SUDAN;

SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 79961170066     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02815.x     Document Type: Article

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