Diagnosis of schistosoma mansoni without the stool: Comparison of three diagnostic tests to detect schiostosoma mansoni infection from filtered urine in zambia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 46-50

  Lodh, Nilanjan ^a,b   Mwansa, James C L ^a,b   Mutengo, Mable M ^a,b   Shiff, Clive J ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CIRCULATING CATHODIC ANTIGEN; PRAZIQUANTEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CIRCULATING CATHODIC ANTIGEN TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KATO KATZ TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; FECES; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITE EGG COUNT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT STRIPS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84880625534     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0104     Document Type: Article

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