Evaluation of a novel rapid diagnostic test for Schistosoma haematobium based on the detection of human immunoglobulins bound to filtered Schistosoma haematobium eggs

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 477-484

  Sheele, Johnathan M ^a   Kihara, Jimmy H ^b   Baddorf, Sarah ^a   Byrne, Jonathan ^a   Ravi, Bhaskara ^c  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Haematuria; Rapid diagnostic test; Schistosoma; Schistosomiasis; Schistosomiasis haematobium; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; TETRAMETHYLBENZIDINE;

ANTIBODY; DETECTION METHOD; EGG; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TESTING METHOD; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PROTEINURIA; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHOOL CHILD; TREMATODE LIFE CYCLE STAGE; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; CHILD; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINE;

COAST PROVINCE; KENYA; KWALE;

EID: 84875273266     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12063     Document Type: Article

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