Diagnostic study on an immunochromatographic rapid test for schistosomiasis: comparison between use on serum and on blood spot from fingerprick

BACKGROUND: An immunochromatographic rapid test (ICT; Schistosoma ICT IgG-IgM, LDBIO Diagnostics) demonstrated high sensitivity (96%) in the diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium. To date, the test has been validated for use on serum only, but in the absence of lab equipment, blood dro...

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Autores principales: Buonfrate, Dora, Rodari, Paola, Brunelli, Daniele, Degani, Monica, Ragusa, Andrea, Tais, Stefano, Todeschini, Martina, Bisoffi, Zeno
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
Materias:
Global Health
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5855210/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29502091
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019228

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5855210/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29502091
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019228

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