All that is blood is not schistosomiasis: experiences with reagent strip testing for urogenital schistosomiasis with special consideration to very-low prevalence settings

All that is blood is not schistosomiasis: experiences with reagent strip testing for urogenital schistosomiasis with special consideration to very-low prevalence settings

Abstract Background Reagent strip testing for microhaematuria has long been used for community diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium. Sensitivities and specificities are reasonable, and hence, microhaematuria can serve as a proxy for S. haematobium infection. However, assessment of test performance i...

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Main Authors: Stefanie J. Krauth, Helena Greter, Katarina Stete, Jean T. Coulibaly, Seïdinan I. Traoré, Bongo N. R. Ngandolo, Louise Y. Achi, Jakob Zinsstag, Eliézer K. N’Goran, Jürg Utzinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Chad
Côte d’Ivoire
Diagnosis
Microhaematuria
Reagent strip testing
Schistosoma haematobium
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1165-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1165-y

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