Trial Design of a Prospective Multicenter Diagnostic Accuracy Study of a Point-of-Care Test for the Detection of <em>Taenia solium</em> Taeniosis and Neurocysticercosis in Hospital-Based Settings in Tanzania

Trial Design of a Prospective Multicenter Diagnostic Accuracy Study of a Point-of-Care Test for the Detection of <em>Taenia solium</em> Taeniosis and Neurocysticercosis in Hospital-Based Settings in Tanzania

<i>Taenia solium</i> diagnosis is challenging as trained personnel, good diagnostic tools, and infrastructure is lacking in resource-poor areas. This paper aims to describe the study trial design adopted to evaluate a newly developed rapid point-of-care test that simultaneously detects t...

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Main Authors: Chiara Trevisan, Inge Van Damme, Bernard Ngowi, Veronika Schmidt, Dominik Stelzle, Karen Schou Møller, Mwemezi Kabululu, Charles E. Makasi, Pascal Magnussen, Emmanuel Bottieau, Emmanuel Abatih, Maria V. Johansen, Helena Ngowi, Benedict Ndawi, Kabemba E. Mwape, Gideon Zulu, Pierre Dorny, Andrea S. Winkler, Sarah Gabriël, on behalf of the SOLID Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
<i>Taenia solium</i>
taeniosis
cysticercosis
hospital-based settings
point-of-care test
rapid tests
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/9/1528

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