Evaluation of circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) urine-tests for diagnosis of schistosoma mansoni infection in Cameroon

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Tchuem Tchuenté, Louis Albert ^a,b,c   Kueté Fouodo, Césaire Joris ^a,b   Kamwa Ngassam, Romuald Isaka ^a   Sumo, Laurentine ^a   Dongmo Noumedem, Calvine ^a   Kenfack, Christian Mérimé ^a   Gipwe, Nestor Feussom ^a   Nana, Esther Dankoni ^a   Stothard, J Russell ^d   Rollinson, David ^e  

^a Centre for Schistosomiasis and Parasitology   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Cameroon)

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CHILD; CIRCULATING CATHODIC ANTIGEN URINE TEST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIXED INFECTION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FECES; HEMATURIA; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; URINE;

CCA PROTEIN, SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; GLYCOPROTEIN; HELMINTH PROTEIN; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CAMEROON; CHILD; FECES; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINE;

EID: 84864602690     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001758     Document Type: Article

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