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Accuracy of the urine point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen assay for diagnosing Schistosomiasis mansoni infection in Brazil: A multicenter study
- Source :
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 56 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT), 2023.
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Abstract
- ABSTRACT Background: The World Health Organization recommends a market-ready, urine-based point-of-care diagnostic test for circulating cathodic antigens (CCA) to determine the prevalence of S. mansoni. This study evaluated the performance of the URINE CCA (SCHISTO) ECO TESTE® (POC-ECO), which is currently available in Brazil. Methods: Residents from eight sites with different prevalence estimates provided one urine sample for POC-ECO and one stool sample for Kato-Katz (KK) and Helmintex® (HTX) testing as an egg-detecting reference for infection status. Results: None of the study sites had significantly higher POC-ECO accuracy than KK. Conclusions: POC-ECO is not currently recommended in Brazilian schistosomiasis elimination programs.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16789849 and 00378682
- Volume :
- 56
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.2693bf6d885a4936b8f40efcff614e5b
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0238-2022