Accuracy of urine circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) test for Schistosoma mansoni diagnosis in different settings of Côte d'Ivoire.

Accuracy of urine circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) test for Schistosoma mansoni diagnosis in different settings of Côte d'Ivoire.

BACKGROUND: Promising results have been reported for a urine circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) test for the diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni. We assessed the accuracy of a commercially available CCA cassette test (designated CCA-A) and an experimental formulation (CCA-B) for S. mansoni diagnosis. M...

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Main Authors: Jean T Coulibaly, Stefanie Knopp, Nicaise A N'Guessan, Kigbafori D Silué, Thomas Fürst, Laurent K Lohourignon, Jean K Brou, Yve K N'Gbesso, Penelope Vounatsou, Eliézer K N'Goran, Jürg Utzinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3222626?pdf=render

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