Challenges Encountered When Evaluating an Antibody-Detecting Point-of-Care Test for Taeniosis in an Endemic Community in Zambia: A Prospective Diagnostic Accuracy Study

Challenges Encountered When Evaluating an Antibody-Detecting Point-of-Care Test for Taeniosis in an Endemic Community in Zambia: A Prospective Diagnostic Accuracy Study

<i>Taenia solium</i> taeniosis diagnosis is challenging because current tests perform sub-optimally and/or are expensive, require sophisticated equipment, infrastructure and trained manpower, and therefore are not community deployable. A recently-developed, multi-strip, <i>T. soliu...

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Main Authors: Chishimba Mubanga, Chiara Trevisan, Inge Van Damme, Veronika Schmidt, Isaac K. Phiri, Gideon Zulu, John Noh, Sukwan Handali, Richard Mambo, Mwelwa Chembensofu, Maxwell Masuku, Dries Reynders, Famke Jansen, Emmanuel Bottieau, Pascal Magnussen, Andrea S. Winkler, Pierre Dorny, Kabemba E. Mwape, Sarah Gabriel
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: MDPI AG 2021
Subjects:
<i>Taenia solium</i>
point of care test
diagnosis
taeniosis
copro Ag ELISA
copro PCR
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/9b6a69a47204407e9420f7f27de4aa74
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