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Evaluating a point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen test (POC-CCA) to detec...
Bezerra, Fernando Schemelzer Moraes; Leal, Joames Kauffimann Freitas; Sousa, Mariana Silva; Pinheiro, Marta Cristhiany CunhaSchistosomiasis is still a public health problem in Brazil. The Kato-Katz test is the most frequently used diagnostic method for Schistosoma mansoni infection. However, it lacks sensitivity in areas of low prevalence. We have assessed the positivity rate of S. mansoni infection in Bananeiras, a village on Capistrano, Ceara, Brazil by performing a point-of-care test in urine to determine the circulating cathodic...
THE SCHISTOSOMULA TEGUMENT ANTIGEN AS A POTENTIAL CANDIDATE FOR THE EARLY SEROL...
Grenfell, Rafaella; Martins, Watson; Silva-Moraes, Vanessa; Araujo, Neusa; Oliveira, Edward; Fonseca, Cristina; Coelho, Paulo Marcos ZechIf Schistosoma mansoni infection could be detected in its early stages, especially before the egg deposition in the host tissues, the development of severe pathologic lesions could be efficiently prevented. We therefore developed an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on the detection of specific IgG against schistosomula antigens (ELISA-SmTeg). The assay was applied in sera samples from non-infect...