Serology- and Blood-PCR-Based Screening for Schistosomiasis in Pregnant Women in Madagascar—A Cross-Sectional Study and Test Comparison Approach

Serology- and Blood-PCR-Based Screening for Schistosomiasis in Pregnant Women in Madagascar—A Cross-Sectional Study and Test Comparison Approach

This work was conducted as a cross sectional study to define the disease burden of schistosomiasis in pregnant Madagascan women and to evaluate serological and molecular diagnostic assays. A total of 1154 residual EDTA blood samples from pregnant Madagascan women were assessed. The nucleic acid extr...

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Main Authors: Tanja Hoffmann, Imke Carsjens, Raphaël Rakotozandrindrainy, Mirko Girmann, Njary Randriamampionona, Oumou Maïga-Ascofaré, Andreas Podbielski, Andreas Hahn, Hagen Frickmann, Norbert Georg Schwarz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
schistosomiasis
blood samples
Madagascar
pregnancy
test comparison
epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/6/722

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