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Diagnostic performance of a urine-based ELISA assay for the screening of human schistosomiasis japonica: A comparative study.
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Frontiers in microbiology [Front Microbiol] 2022 Nov 14; Vol. 13, pp. 1051575. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 14 (Print Publication: 2022). - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The current study developed and evaluated the performance of a urine-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the screening of Schistosoma japonicum infection in a human cohort ( n = 412) recruited from endemic areas, Northern Samar, the Philippines. The diagnostic performance of the urine ELISA assay was further compared with the Kato-Katz (KK) technique, serum-based ELISA assays, point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen (POC-CCA) urine cassette test, and droplet digital (dd)PCR assays performed on feces, serum, urine, and saliva samples, which were designated as F&#95;ddPCR, SR&#95;ddPCR, U&#95;ddPCR, and SL&#95;ddPCR, respectively. When urine samples concentrated 16× were assessed, the SjSAP4 + Sj23-LHD-ELISA (U) showed sensitivity/specificity values of 47.2/93.8% for the detection of S. japonicum infection in KK-positive individuals (n = 108). The prevalence of S. japonicum infection in the total cohort determined by the urine ELISA assay was 48.8%, which was lower than that obtained with the F&#95;ddPCR (74.5%, p < 0.001), SR&#95;ddPCR (67.2%, p < 0.001), and SjSAP4 + Sj23-LHD-ELISA (S) (66.0%, p < 0.001), but higher than that determined by the Sj23-LHD-ELISA (S) (24.5%, p < 0.001), POC-CCA assay (12.4%, p < 0.001), and SL&#95;ddPCR (25.5%, p < 0.001). Using the other diagnostic tests as a reference, the urine ELISA assay showed a sensitivity between 47.2 and 56.9%, a specificity between 50.7 and 55.2%, and an accuracy between 49.3 and 53.4%. The concentrated urine SjSAP4 + Sj23-LHD-ELISA developed in the current study was more sensitive than both the KK test and POC-CCA assay, and showed a comparable level of diagnostic accuracy to that of the U&#95;ddPCR. However, its diagnostic performance was less robust than that of the F&#95;ddPCR, SR&#95;ddPCR, and SjSAP4 + Sj23-LHD-ELISA (S) assays. Although they are convenient and involve a highly acceptable non-invasive procedure for clinical sample collection, the insufficient sensitivity of the three urine-based assays (the urine ELISA assay, the U&#95;ddPCR test, and the POC-CCA assay) will limit their value for the routine screening of schistosomiasis japonica in the post mass drug administration (MDA) era, where low-intensity infections are predominant in many endemic areas.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2022 Mu, Weerakoon, Olveda, Ross, McManus and Cai.)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1664-302X
- Volume :
- 13
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Frontiers in microbiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36452928
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1051575