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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, HelminthBrazilFecesHumansPoint-of-Care SystemsPrevalenceSchistosoma mansoniSchistosomiasis mansoniSensitivity and SpecificityConceptsCathodic 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
2019
Accuracy of the SD BIOLINE Dengue Duo for rapid point-of-care diagnosis of dengue
Kikuti M, Cruz J, Rodrigues M, Tavares A, Paploski I, Silva M, Santana P, Tauro L, Silva G, Campos G, Araújo J, Kitron U, Reis M, Ribeiro G. Accuracy of the SD BIOLINE Dengue Duo for rapid point-of-care diagnosis of dengue. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0213301. PMID: 30840708, PMCID: PMC6402663, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRapid diagnosis testsNon-dengue febrile patientsFebrile patientsHealthy controlsBlood donorsLaboratory-confirmed dengue casesSD BIOLINE Dengue DuoSecondary DENV infectionDengue virus antigenAcute-phase seraDengue diagnostic testsRepresentative serum samplesDengue-endemic regionsDengue-endemic areasSample of casesDENV antibodiesDENV infectionNS1 ELISAPrimary infectionDengue diagnosisMedical treatment decisionsTreatment decisionsVirus antigenRDT accuracyRDT sensitivity