Accuracy of the urine point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen assay for diagnosing Schistosomiasis mansoni infection in Brazil: A multicenter study
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
;
56: e0238, 2023. tab, graf
Artículo
en Inglés
|
LILACS-Express
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-1422897
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.
Texto completo:
Disponible
Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Tipo de estudio:
Ensayo Clínico Controlado
/
Estudio diagnóstico
/
Factores de riesgo
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
/
Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
/
Documento de proyecto
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz/BR
/
Instituto Evandro Chagas/BR
/
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul/BR
/
Universidade Federal do Ceará/BR
/
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo/BR
Similares
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS