Publications by authors named "Amadou T Garba"
Lancet Microbe
April 2024
Article Synopsis
- Accurate diagnosis of schistosomiasis is essential for control and elimination strategies, with traditional methods like microscopy and Kato-Katz considered reference tests, though less sensitive in low-endemic areas.*
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- A systematic review involving 121 studies investigated the accuracy of various diagnostic techniques for Schistosoma infections compared to Kato-Katz and urine microscopy, focusing on different age groups.*
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- The findings revealed that the circulating cathodic antigen urine test (CCA1) showed high sensitivity for S. mansoni (95%) and reasonable specificity (74%), while ELISA tests also performed similarly in detection.*
