Accuracy of a new rapid diagnostic test for urinary antigen detection and assessment of drug treatment in opisthorchiasis

Accuracy of a new rapid diagnostic test for urinary antigen detection and assessment of drug treatment in opisthorchiasis

Abstract Background Screening for opisthorchiasis, a parasitic worm infection affecting many millions of people in Southeast Asia, has traditionally relied on faecal egg examination such as the formalin-ethyl acetate concentration technique (FECT) and Kato-Katz method. Although the urinary enzyme-li...

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Main Authors: Chanika Worasith, Jiraporn Sithithaworn, Phattharaphon Wongphutorn, Chutima Homwong, Kanoknan Khongsukwiwat, Anchalee Techasen, Kulthida Y. Kopolrat, Watcharin Loilome, Nisana Namwat, Bandit Thinkamrop, Chaiwat Tawarungruang, Attapol Titapun, Thewarach Laha, Ross H. Andrews, Simon D. Taylor-Robinson, Paiboon Sithithaworn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Liver fluke
Opisthorchis viverrini
Urinary antigen detection
Urinary Opisthorchis viverrini rapid diagnosis test
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
Quantitative formalin-ethyl acetate concentration technique
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-023-01162-4

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