Additional Evaluation of the Point-of-Contact Circulating Cathodic Antigen Assay for Schistosoma mansoni Infection

Studies of the urine-based point-of-contact cathodic circulating antigen test (POC-CCA) in Schistosoma mansoni-endemic settings in Africa indicate it has good sensitivity in detecting infections, but in areas of low prevalence, the POC-CCA can be positive for persons who are egg-negative by Kato-Kat...

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Published in:Front Public Health
Main Authors: Mwinzi, Pauline N. M., Kittur, Nupur, Ochola, Elizabeth, Cooper, Philip J., Campbell, Carl H., King, Charles H., Colley, Daniel G.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
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Public Health
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4365547/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25853117
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2015.00048
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