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Evaluation and optimization of the Circulating Cathodic Antigen (POC-CCA) cassette test for detecting Schistosoma mansoni infection by using image analysis in school children in Mwanza Region, Tanzania
There is a need for diagnostic techniques which are sensitive, specific, rapid and easy to perform at the point-of-care. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the Circulating Cathodic Antigen (POC-CCA) assay for Schistosoma mansoni in four schools along the coast of Lak...
Autores principales: | Casacuberta, Miriam, Kinunghi, Safari, Vennervald, Birgitte J., Olsen, Annette |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4946158/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27430027 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parepi.2016.04.002 |
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