Assessing the prevalence of Female Genital Schistosomiasis and comparing the acceptability and performance of health worker-collected and self-collected cervical-vaginal swabs using PCR testing among women in North-Western Tanzania: The ShWAB study

BACKGROUND: Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) is a neglected disease of the genital tract due to the inflammatory response to the presence of Schistosoma haematobium eggs in the genital tract. The WHO has prioritized the improvement of diagnostics for FGS and previous studies have explored the PC...

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Autores principales: Ursini, Tamara, Scarso, Salvatore, Mugassa, Stella, Othman, Jeffer Bhuko, Yussuph, Amina Jumanne, Ndaboine, Edgar, Mbwanji, Gladys, Mazzi, Cristina, Leonardi, Martina, Prato, Marco, Pomari, Elena, Mazigo, Humphrey Deogratias, Tamarozzi, Francesca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10353784/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37410782
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011465

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10353784/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37410782
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011465

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