2023
Accuracy of the urine point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen assay for diagnosing Schistosomiasis mansoni infection in Brazil: A multicenter study
Pieri O, Bezerra F, Coelho P, Enk M, Favre T, Graeff-Teixeira C, Oliveira R, Reis M, Andrade L, Beck L, Favero V, Fialho T, Guimarães R, Oliveira B, Pascoal V, Pinheiro M, Santos R, Silva L, Siqueira I, Souza R, Katz N. Accuracy of the urine point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen assay for diagnosing Schistosomiasis mansoni infection in Brazil: A multicenter study. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2023, 56: e0238-2022. PMID: 36700600, PMCID: PMC9870275, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0238-2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCathodic antigenKato-KatzUrine-based pointSchistosomiasis mansoni infectionDifferent prevalence estimatesCare diagnostic testsSchistosomiasis elimination programmesWorld Health OrganizationMansoni infectionMulticenter studyStool samplesUrine pointPrevalence estimatesS. mansoniElimination programInfection statusDiagnostic testsHealth OrganizationUrine samplesHelmintexAntigenInfectionPrevalenceMansoniCare
2018
437. Spatial Distribution of Schistosomiasis After Repeated Praziquantel Treatments in a Rural Community in Brazil
Terashima R, Blanton R, Reis M. 437. Spatial Distribution of Schistosomiasis After Repeated Praziquantel Treatments in a Rural Community in Brazil. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2018, 5: s165-s165. PMCID: PMC6255532, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity-wide treatmentSchistosomiasis prevalenceWater contact sitesPrevalence of schistosomiasisIndicator markersPrevalence of infectionTransmission persistsPraziquantel treatmentDistribution of infectionKato-KatzPrevalenceSchistosomiasisTreatment effortsStudy periodTreatmentPraziquantelRural communitiesInfectionMinimal fluctuationsMarkersMorbidityReinfectionStoolYearsDisease