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Diagnosis of Schistosomiasis without a Microscope: Evaluating Circulating Antigen (CCA, CAA) and DNA Detection Methods on Banked Samples of a Community-Based Survey from DR Congo

Detection of Schistosoma eggs in stool or urine is known for its low sensitivity in diagnosing light infections. Alternative diagnostics with better sensitivity while remaining highly specific, such as real-time PCR and circulating antigen detection, are progressively used as complementary diagnosti...

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Autores principales: Hoekstra, Pytsje T., Madinga, Joule, Lutumba, Pascal, van Grootveld, Rebecca, Brienen, Eric A. T., Corstjens, Paul L. A. M., van Dam, Govert J., Polman, Katja, van Lieshout, Lisette
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9608707/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36288056
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7100315